Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To make new lines on.
  • transitive verb To put a new lining in.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To add new lines to something
  • verb To add a new lining to something

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb put new lines on
  • verb provide with a new lining

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Examples

  • The only times I've called a pro was to grind out a tree stump or to reline my pool.

    Projects You Shouldn’t Try To DIY | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Uh oh think the republicans will have to find another way to reline their pockets once our president makes all transparent.

    Graham: Dems engaging in 'seedy Chicago politics' 2009

  • Let the baking sheet cool and reline with parchment before shaping and baking more cookies.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • The city has an aggressive program to reline and replace these leaky older pipes, one of the best measures we can take to conserve water.

    Debra Shore: A Day Without Water? 2009

  • The only times I've called a pro was to grind out a tree stump or to reline my pool.

    Projects You Shouldn’t Try To DIY | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Some day we intend to reline the fountain and put new tile around the edge of the lower tier, which will probably help as the surfaces will then be less porous, BUT this is not going to happen in the near future, as we are still working on basics around the house.

    Fountain sludge 2006

  • I don't think I can totally get rid of the algae problem until I reline the fountain -- it is porous and cracked and no doubt traps the algae no matter how hard I clean it.

    Fountain sludge 2006

  • Some day we intend to reline the fountain and put new tile around the edge of the lower tier, which will probably help as the surfaces will then be less porous, BUT this is not going to happen in the near future, as we are still working on basics around the house.

    Fountain sludge 2006

  • Blood supply developed, the hearts beat regularly, cells from the host rats moved in and began to reline the blood vessels even in the wall of growing hearts.

    Can a Human Heart be created? 2008

  • Blood vessels Endothelial cells, which form blood vessels, could reline vessels damaged by atherosclerosis.

    From Human Embryos, Hope For 'Spare Parts' 2008

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