List meaning

What does “list” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“list” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics).

list

noun

  1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

    Synonymslisting
  2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

    “the tower had a pronounced tilt”

    “the ship developed a list to starboard”

verb

  1. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

    “List the states west of the Mississippi”

    Synonymsname
  2. include in a list

    “Am I listed in your register?”

  3. cause to lean to the side

    “Erosion listed the old tree”

    Synonymslean
  4. tilt to one side

    “The balloon heeled over”

    “the wind made the vessel heel”

    Synonymsheel
  5. enumerate

    “We must number the names of the great mathematicians”

    Synonymsnumber

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University