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list¹ / list/ • n. 1. a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other: consult the list of drugs on page 326 writing a shopping list. ∎  a set of items considered as being in the same category or having a particular order of priority: tourism is at the top of the list of potential job creators. ∎ Comput. a formal structure analogous to a list by which items of data can be stored or processed in a definite order. [ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: from French liste, of Germanic origin.] 2. (lists) hist. barriers enclosing an area for a jousting tournament. ∎  the scene of a contest or combat. [ORIGIN: late Middle English: from Old French lisse.] 3. a selvage of a piece of fabric. [ORIGIN: Middle English, from Old English liste ‘border,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste.] • v. [tr.] 1. make a list of: I have listed four reasons below. ∎  (often be listed) include or enter in a list: 93 men were still listed as missing. ∎  [intr.] (list at/for) be on a list of products at (a specified price): the bottom-of-the-line Mercedes lists for $52,050. 2. archaic enlist for military service. PHRASES: enter the lists issue or accept a challenge.DERIVATIVES: list·a·ble adj. list² • v. [intr.] (of a ship) lean to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.Compare with heel² . • n. an instance of a ship leaning over in such a way. list³ archaic • v. [intr.] want; like: let them think what they list. • n. desire; inclination: I have little list to write.