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As a noun, liner means someone who fits a lining to something.

Meanings of liner

17 meanings

noun

  1. Someone who fits a lining to something.

    “a liner of shoes”

  2. A removable cover or lining

    “I threw out the trash can liner.”

  3. The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie

    “Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?”

  4. 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.

  5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

  6. A formal no show sock.

  7. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

  8. nauticalA ship of the line.

  9. baseballA line drive.

    “The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.”

  10. marketingslangA basic salesperson.

  11. in combinationSomething with a specified number of lines.

  12. south korean idol fandomPerson born in a certain year (XX liner); person who belongs to a certain line

  13. Short for penny-a-liner.

  14. (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

    “the batter hit a liner to the shortstop”

    Similar: line drive

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
line drive
noun: a protective covering that protects an inside surface
noun: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a …
noun: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries pass…
ocean liner

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