| • | A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. | 
 | • | To inclose for combat; as, to list a field. | 
 | • | To hearken; to attend; to listen. | 
 | • | To listen or hearken to. | 
 | • | To desire or choose; to please. | 
 | • | To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port. | 
 | • | Inclination; desire. | 
 | • | An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard. | 
 | • | A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet. | 
 | • | A limit or boundary; a border. | 
 | • | The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. | 
 | • | A stripe. | 
 | • | A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate. | 
 | • | A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel. | 
 | • | A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board. | 
 | • | A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman. | 
 | • | The first thin coat of tin. | 
 | • | A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated. | 
 | • | To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border. | 
 | • | To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list. | 
 | • | To enroll; to place or register in a list. | 
 | • | To engage, as a soldier; to enlist. | 
 | • | To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board. | 
 | • | To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist. |