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up lines

up lines is the plural of up line.

Meaning of up line

Noun

up line (plural up lines)

  1. A railway line on which trains travel towards a major terminus.
    • The down line was cleared about midnight, or nine hours after the accident, but the up line was not in a state to admit of the traffic being resumed until one o'clock on the next day.1857 Alan J Day, Verena Hoffman - The Annual Register of World Events
  2. (attributive, often) A member of a multi-level marketing scheme who has recruited others (their down line) and receives a portion of their earnings.
    • Many uplines convince their distributors to develop an "us vs. them" attitude that is completely unfounded in reality.1998, Charles F. Amick, Network Marketing: How to Play by Your Own Rules and Win, page 48

Questions about up lines

What is up lines the plural of?
Up lines is the plural of up line.

Words near up lines in the dictionary

  1. up in arms
  2. up in one's grill
  3. up in the air
  4. up Jenkins
  5. up line
  6. up lines
  7. up north
  8. up on
  9. up on one's ear
  10. up one's game
  11. up one's own ass

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