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list1 noun 1 a series of names, numbers, prices, etc printed out, written down or said one after the other. 2 computing an arrangement of data in a file. verb (listed, listing) 1 to make a list of something. 2 to add to a list. 3 to include in a list. See lists, listing, listed building.
ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-Saxon liste border.

list2 verb (listed, listing) intrans said especially of ships: to lean over to one side. noun the act of listing or a listing position.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c.

list3 noun 1 the selvage on woven textile fabrics. 2 a strip, especially one cut from a border. 3 a border. verb (listed, listing) to border. See lists.
ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-Saxon liste border.

list4 verb (listed, listing) archaic, poetic 1 intrans to listen. 2 to listen to something.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hlystan.