present participle of line

(idiomatic) Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules. / (of three or more objects) Positioned in a straight line. / (not comparable) assuming a position in the future.

one behind another; in a queue

(US, chiefly New York City) On a queue; waiting one's turn for something.

plural of lining

Having a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.

Any article of clothing with a narrow mid-section and a flared bottom.

(genetics) Acronym of long interspersed nuclear element, a type of retrotransposon in genomics. / A close quarters combat system, see LINE (combat system) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

(slang, dated) Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.

(slang, dated) Hardship; misfortune.