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lining

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A covering for the inside surface of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The material used for such a covering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of attaching such a covering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of line

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: insulation

6

noun

Meaning 6

providing something with a surface of a different material

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: facing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: application, coating, covering

Narrower terms: babbitting

7

noun

Meaning 7

a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material

8

noun

Meaning 8

a protective covering that protects an inside surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protective covering, protective cover, protection

Narrower terms: brake lining, bushing, cylindrical lining, facing, furnace lining, refractory

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: astar — covering for the inside of something
  • Arabic: بِطَانَة (biṭāna) — covering for the inside of something
  • Basque: forru — covering for the inside of something
  • Bulgarian: облицовка (oblicovka) — covering for the inside of something
  • Bulgarian: подплата (podplata) — covering for the inside of something
  • Catalan: folre — covering for the inside of something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 襯裡 /衬里 (chènlǐ) — covering for the inside of something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 襯裏 /衬里 (chènlǐ) — covering for the inside of something
  • Czech: podšívka — covering for the inside of something
  • Czech: výstelka — covering for the inside of something
  • Danish: for — covering for the inside of something
  • Dutch: voering — covering for the inside of something
  • Finnish: vuori — covering for the inside of something
  • Finnish: vuoraus — covering for the inside of something
  • Finnish: sisäpinta — covering for the inside of something
  • Finnish: sisäpinnoitus — covering for the inside of something
  • French: revêtement — covering for the inside of something
  • French: garniture — covering for the inside of something
  • French: doublure — covering for the inside of something
  • German: Futter — covering for the inside of something
  • Greek: φόδρα (fódra) — covering for the inside of something
  • Hungarian: bélés — covering for the inside of something
  • Ingrian: alus — covering for the inside of something
  • Irish: líneáil — covering for the inside of something
  • Italian: rivestimento — covering for the inside of something
  • Italian: fodera — covering for the inside of something
  • Japanese: 裏地 (uraji) — covering for the inside of something
  • Korean: 내벽 (naebyeok) — covering for the inside of something
  • Korean: 안감 (an'gam) — covering for the inside of something
  • Macedonian: постава (postava) — covering for the inside of something
  • Norman: doublieuse — covering for the inside of something
  • Norwegian: fôr — covering for the inside of something
  • Polish: okładzina — covering for the inside of something
  • Polish: wkładka — covering for the inside of something
  • Polish: wyściółka — covering for the inside of something
  • Polish: podszewka — covering for the inside of something
  • Portuguese: forro — covering for the inside of something
  • Portuguese: revestimento — covering for the inside of something
  • Romanian: acoperire — covering for the inside of something
  • Russian: подкла́дка (podkládka) — covering for the inside of something
  • Spanish: forro — covering for the inside of something
  • Swedish: foder — covering for the inside of something
  • Turkish: astar — covering for the inside of something
  • Ottoman Turkish: آستار (astar) — covering for the inside of something
  • Ottoman Turkish: فودره (fodra) — covering for the inside of something
  • Ottoman Turkish: بطانه (bıtane) — covering for the inside of something
  • Ukrainian: підкла́дка (pidkládka) — covering for the inside of something
  • Volapük: furot — covering for the inside of something
  • Welsh: leinin — covering for the inside of something
  • Yiddish: אונטערשלאַק (untershlak) — covering for the inside of something
  • Bulgarian: подплата (podplata) — material used for inside covering
  • Bulgarian: хастар (hastar) — material used for inside covering
  • Danish: for — material used for inside covering
  • Finnish: vuorikangas — material used for inside covering
  • Finnish: vuorausaine — material used for inside covering
  • Finnish: vuorimateriaali — material used for inside covering
  • French: doublure — material used for inside covering
  • German: Futterstoff — material used for inside covering
  • Korean: 내벽 (naebyeok) — material used for inside covering
  • Korean: 안감 (an'gam) — material used for inside covering
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fôring — material used for inside covering
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fôring — material used for inside covering
  • Polish: podszewka — material used for inside covering
  • Swedish: foder — material used for inside covering
  • Bulgarian: облицоване (oblicovane) — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Bulgarian: подплатяване (podplatjavane) — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Catalan: folrat — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Danish: foring — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Finnish: vuoren ompelu — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Finnish: vuoraaminen — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Finnish: pinnoittaminen — act of attaching an inside covering
  • German: Füttern — act of attaching an inside covering
  • Polish: podszywanie — act of attaching an inside covering
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