liner

Meanings

Plural: liners

Noun

• (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
  • "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"
• a protective covering that protects an inside surface
• a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
• a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
• Someone who fits a lining to something.
• A removable cover or lining.
• The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc etc.
• A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
• A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
• A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
• A formal no-show sock.
• A pantyliner.
• A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
• A ship of the line.
• A line drive.
• A basic salesperson.
• Something with a specified number of lines.
• A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.
• Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.

Verb

• To fit a cylinder liner.

Synonyms

line drive, lining, ocean liner

Related Words

airliner, hook-and-liner