[uh-lahyn] 
[ey-lahyn] | 1. | (esp. in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A-shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline. |
| 2. | a garment having such a cut. |
| 3. | being of such design or cut: an A-line coat; an A-line dress. |
[uh-lahyn] | 1. | to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line. |
| 2. | to bring into a line or alignment. |
| 3. | to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals. |
| 4. | to adjust (two or more components of an electronic circuit) to improve the response over a frequency band, as to align the tuned circuits of a radio receiver for proper tracking throughout its frequency range, or a television receiver for appropriate wide-band responses. |
| 5. | to fall or come into line; be in line. |
| 6. | to join with others in a cause. |