redline
To mark a drawing or document for correction or modificationTo mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
Meaning
5 sensesTo mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
To operate a device at one or more redlines.
To operate a device at one or more redlines.
To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
(Canada, US)To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.
To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).
- discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
Origin
From red + line, originating with the frequent use of red pen or pencil to mark correctionFrom red + line, originating with the frequent use of red pen or pencil to mark corrections on drawings and documents (1), and the red markings on a tachometer (2).
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Forms
redlines, redlining, redlined, redlinedAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle