liner - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'liner' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Liner

[ n.]

- One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
- A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.
- A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.
- 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.
- A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
- A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.

Meaning of 'liner' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . liner

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

Example in sentence:

the batter hit a liner to the shortstop

Nearby Words:

lin linage linament linarite linch linchi linchpin lincoln green lincture linctus

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Bed liner
Bed liner is a heavy-duty plastic liner or spray-on coating that protects the inner painted surface of a pickup truck's cargo box.

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