Definition

Verb: 1. To put new lines on or in something. 2. To provide something with a new lining or inner layer.

Usage

The verb "reline" describes the action of renewing or replacing the interior surface or the guiding marks of an object. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the thing being relined).

Examples

• Put new lines on:
  • The printer needs to reline the paper feed mechanism.
  • The teacher asked the student to reline the notebook page neatly.
• Provide with a new lining:
  • I need to reline my winter jacket before the cold season.
  • They decided to reline the antique chimney with modern materials.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Mechanical Context: Often used in manufacturing or maintenance for machinery parts that have guide lines or tracks.
  • The technician will reline the brake drums to restore proper function.
• Tailoring and Restoration: Commonly used in the context of clothing, upholstery, or container refurbishment.
  • The conservator will carefully reline the 18th-century painting on its new canvas support.

Variants and Related Words

• Lining (n): The material covering the inner surface of something (e.g., ).
• Relining (n): The process or result of relining something (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• For "provide with a new lining": Refurbish, refit, restore, recoat.
• For "put new lines on": Re-mark, re-rule, re-score.

Antonyms

• Strip, remove the lining from, delaminate.

Verb

1. put new lines on
   • reline the paper
2. provide with a new lining
   • the old fur coat must be relined