to cover the inner surface of something with a layer of material
She lined the cake pan with baking paper.
The tailor lines every jacket with silk.
✦ Verb sense recorded from the 1590s, from the idea of placing a line of cloth inside.
to stand or place in a row along the edge or side of something
Fans lined the streets to see the parade.
Tall trees line the riverbank.
✦ Derived from noun sense of objects arranged along a line, first recorded 15th century.
to gradually become smaller, fewer, weaker, or worse
After the holiday season, smartphone sales declined sharply.
As the sun set, the temperature declined and the air grew chilly.
in grammar, to change the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective to show case, number, or gender
In Latin class, we learned how to decline nouns like 'rosa'.
Can you decline the pronoun 'she' through all its cases?
to train someone so they behave well, or to punish them for breaking rules
The teacher had to discipline the student for cheating.
Parents often struggle with the best way to discipline toddlers.
✦ From the noun meaning ‘training’ → verb sense recorded since the 15th century.
to set an official time or date by which something must be completed
The editor deadlines each article to keep the newspaper on schedule.
The project manager will deadline the final report for next Monday.
to draw or mark the outer edge of something
I used a pencil to outline the star before filling it with color.
Streetlights outline the winding road at night.
