Meaning of list in English

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Verb
list
Etymology
early 17th century: of unknown origin
Definitions
1. give or make a list of
Examples
- « name individually »
- « give the names of »
- « List the states west of the Mississippi »
Derived terms
2. include in a list
Examples
- « Am I listed in your register? »
Derived terms
3. enumerate
Examples
- « We must number the names of the great mathematicians »
Derived terms
4. cause to lean to the side
Examples
- « Erosion listed the old tree »
5. tilt to one side
Examples
- « The balloon heeled over »
- « the wind made the vessel heel »
- « The ship listed to starboard »
Derived terms
Noun
list
Etymology
Middle English(in list (sense 3 of the noun)): from Old Englishliste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. list (sense 2 of the noun) is late Middle English, from Old French lisse; list (sense 1 of the noun) is late 16th century, from French liste, of Germanic origin
Definitions
1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Derived terms
- name
- number
2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Examples
- « the tower had a pronounced tilt »
- « the ship developed a list to starboard »
- « he walked with a heavy inclination to the right »
Derived terms
- angle
- heel
- incline
- lean
- pitch
- slant
- slope
- tilt
- tip

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