lines

noun[plural only]6

1. •
   Words spoken by the actors.

   • I have yet to learn my lines.
2. •
   A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

   • If you don't behave I'll give you lines
   • I had to write out 200 lines
3. •
   Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
4. •
   (US) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
5. •
   Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
6. •
   A certificate of church membership.