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Verb: redline  'red,lIn
  1. Discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighbourhood
    "Some banks were accused of redlining minority neighborhoods"
     
  2. Mark a drawing or document for correction or modification
    "The editor redlined several paragraphs in the manuscript"
Noun: red line  red lIn
  1. A line that is coloured red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
    "The player was penalized for crossing the red line before the puck"
     
  2. A boundary or limit that should not be passed; a limit for negotiation or compromise
    "The use of chemical weapons was considered a red line by the international community"

Derived forms: red lines, redlining, redlines, redlined

Type of: discriminate, line, separate, single out

Encyclopedia: Redline

Red line