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View synonyms for redline
redline
or red-line
[ verb red-lahyn; noun red-lahyn ]
verb (used with object)
, red·lined, red·lin·ing.
- to treat by redlining (an area or neighborhood).
- to establish the recommended safe speed of (an airplane):
The bomber is redlined at 650 miles an hour.
- to draw a canceling red line through (an item on a list).
- to mark or designate for cancellation, rejection, dismissal, or the like:
club members redlined for unpaid dues.
- to cause (an airplane) to be grounded.
verb (used without object)
, red·lined, red·lin·ing.
- to engage in redlining.
noun
- Automotive.
- the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
- a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
redline
/ ˈrɛdˌlaɪn /
verb
- (esp of a bank or group of banks) to refuse a loan to (a person or country) because of the presumed risks involved
- to restrict people's access to goods or services on the basis of the area in which they live
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Walker gained a love of car racing from starring in the films, racing cars in the Redline Time Attack racing series.
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