Etymology : Middle English lysten, from Old English lystan; akin to Old English lust desire, lust
Pronunciation : list
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. series of names or items written or printed according to a certain order, roll, roster, inventory; edge, border (especially of cloth); strip, band; instance of leaning over to one side (Nautical). write or print a series of names or items according to a certain order, make a list; inscribe, record; lean to one side (Nautical). list\list\ (l&ibreve;st), n. [f. lice, ll. liciae, pl., from l. licium thread, girdle.] a line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. in measured lists to toss the weighty lance.
2. A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural , the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat.
3. To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.
4. To hearken; to attend; to listen.
5. To listen or hearken to.
6. To desire or choose; to please.
7. To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port.
8. Inclination; desire.
9. An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard.
10. A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet.
11. A limit or boundary; a border.
12. The lobe of the ear; the ear itself.
13. A stripe.
14. A roll or catalogue, that is, a row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate.
15. A little square molding; a fillet; called also listel.
16. A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board.
17. A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
18. The first thin coat of tin.
19. A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.
20. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border.
21. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
22. To enroll; to place or register in a list.
23. To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.
24. To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board.
25. To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
26. To plow and plant with a lister.
27. In cotton culture, to prepare, as land, for the crop by making alternating beds and alleys with the hoe. a database containing an ordered array of items give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?".
28. 1. A list of things such as names or addresses is a set of them which all belong to a particular category, written down one below the other. We are making a list of the top ten men we would not want to be married to There were six names on the list. fine wine from the hotel's exhaustive wine list. see also:
Civil List, hit list, honours list, laundry list, mailing list, shopping list, waiting list.
29. A list of things is a set of them that you think of as being in a particular order. High on the list of public demands is to end military control of broadcasting I would have thought if they were looking for redundancies I would be last on the list `First City' joined a long list of failed banks.
30. To list several things such as reasons or names means to write or say them one after another, usually in a particular order. Manufacturers must list ingredients in order of the amount used.
31. To list something in a particular way means to include it in that way in a list or report. A medical examiner has listed the deaths as homicides He was not listed under his real name on the residents panel.
32. If a company is listed, or if it lists, on a stock exchange, it obtains an official quotation for its shares so that people can buy and sell them. It will list on the London Stock Exchange next week with a value of 130 million pounds. see also:
listed, listing. To lean or cause to lean to the side: The damaged ship listed badly to starboard. Erosion first listed, then toppled the spruce tree. To listen or listen to. A desire or an inclination.
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