Line and Play

Line

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Show all Definitions

Play and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

Show all Definitions

Line and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

old	old line	old play
good	good line	good play
full	full line	full play
long	long line	long play
Other adjectives: short, standard, original, straight, actual, entire, great, little, infamous, main, famous, final, classic, next, last, different, previous, defensive.

The local authorities happily tolerate it as long as the managers stay in line and play ball.

Source: Film / Casino
The Viking leader Odiuscomparissen holds up a skull and ponders: "Something is rotten in the state of...", in reference to the skull held up by Hamlet in the play and the line "something is rotten in the state of Denmark".

Source: Recap / Asterix and the Great Crossing
He is smart, and he does play chess, but the context (a friendly game with Watson) is more in line with the Russian view of chess as a normal recreational activity.

Source: Series / The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

Cite this Source

Play and Line. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/play

Line & Play. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/play>.

Play or Line. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/play.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "line" and "play" have occurred on timeline