running lines
running lines is the plural of running line.
running lines is the present participle and gerund of run lines.
Meaning of running line
Noun
running line (plural running lines)
- A railway line used to operate trains on, as opposed to a siding.
- At Hounslow, the existing running lines would need splaying to create two turnback sidings inbetween ^([sic]) them, to help accommodate the planned service of 4tph.2026 March 18, David Stubbings, “New London Overground route electrification plan”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 17
- Synonyms:
- running track
Meaning of run lines
Verb
run lines (third-person singular simple present runs lines, present participle running lines, simple past ran lines, past participle run lines)
- To practice or memorize one's lines from a script outside of rehearsal, usually with another person.
- Reporters: When you're not on stage, get together and run lines. As Sheriff Hartman can tell you, ... That group got together regularly to run lines and had great success. ... Using the Grief Sheet to Improve Community Theatre.2002, Kenneth Anderson, Good Grief! Using the Grief Sheet to Improve Community Theatre Production: Telling the Story Better Than It Has Ever Been Told, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 274
Questions about running lines
- What is running lines the plural of?
- Running lines is the plural of running line.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: running lines (page history and authors); running line (page history and authors); run lines (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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