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As a noun, list means a strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. As a verb, it means create or recite a list.
Meanings of list
37 meaningsnoun
A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
Material used for cloth selvage.
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
computingprogrammingA codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.
architectureA little square moulding; a fillet or listel.
carpentryA narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank.
ropemakingA piece of woollen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a worker.
tin-plate manufactureThe first thin coating of tin; a wire-like rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.
architectureA tilt to a building.
nauticalA careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power.
A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Similar: listingThe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
“the tower had a pronounced tilt”
“the ship developed a list to starboard”
“he walked with a heavy inclination to the right”
Similar: tilt, inclination, lean, leaning
Older and rare meanings (6)
historicalThe barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
militaryhistoricalThe scene of a military contest; the ground or field of combat; an enclosed space that serves as a battlefield; the site of a pitched battle.
obsoleteA stripe.
obsoleteA boundary or limit; a border.
archaicArt; craft; cunning; skill.
obsoleteDesire, inclination.
verb
To create or recite a list.
To place in listings.
To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
“to list a door”
agricultureTo plough and plant with a lister.
agriculturechiefly southern usTo prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe.
carpentryTo cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
“to list a board”
militaryTo enclose (a field, etc.) for combat.
To give a building of architectural or historical interest listed status; see also the adjective listed.
poeticTo listen.
poeticTo listen to.
nauticalTo cause (something) to tilt to one side.
“the steady wind listed the ship”
nauticalTo tilt to one side.
“the ship listed to port”
Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
“List the states west of the Mississippi”
Similar: name
Older and rare meanings (4)
obsoleteTo engage a soldier, etc.; to enlist.
obsoleteTo engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
archaicTo be pleasing to.
archaicTo desire, like, or wish (to do something).
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).