Liner

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liner \Lin"er\ (l[imac]n"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes or clothing.
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     2. An airplane or ship belonging to a transportation company;
        also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.


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     3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or
        adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.
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     4. A {lining}[2]. Specifically: (Steam Engine) A lining
        within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between
        which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left
        to form a steam jacket.
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     5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are
        fastened for grinding.
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     6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the
        air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground;
        also called {line drive}; as, he hit a sharp liner to
        right.
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     7. A protective envelope for a phonograph record or other
        object.
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     8. A {lining}; as, a removable coat liner.
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     9. Same as {eyeliner}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liner
       n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter;
            "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: {line
            drive}]
       2: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a
          garment [syn: {lining}]
       3: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries
          passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: {ocean liner}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "liner":
     bush, bushing, doubling, doublure, facing, filler, filling,
     floating hotel, floating palace, inlay, inlayer, insole,
     interlineation, lining, ocean greyhound, ocean liner, packing,
     padding, passenger steamer, stuffing, wadding, wainscot