Dictionary Definition

liner

1 (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: line drive]

2 a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment [syn: lining]

3 a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: ocean liner]

User Contributed Dictionary

/ˈlaɪnə/

From line (verb).

Someone who fits a lining to something.
- 1973: A good liner has a pretty shrewd idea of the value of the painting he is treating and usually charges accordingly. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 41)
A removable cover or lining

I threw out the trash can liner.
The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie

Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?

From line (noun).

A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner
a ship of the line
A line drive

The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.
Inside slang for a basic salesperson

large passenger carrying ship

ship of the line

'''liner, lining: inside covering (i.e. a jacket liner)

Liner or LINER may refer to:

Ocean liner, a type of modern-day passenger ship
An archaic term for ship of the line, a type of warship used from the 17th century to the 19th century
Low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER), a class of galactic nuclei (also used to refer to galaxies with such nuclei)
Landfill liner, a membrane placed at the bottom of landfills
Eye liner, a type of makeup
Liner, a sable brush used by coach painters

liner in German: Liner