Lifeline
noun
A thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a vital service needed.
The small local shop is a lifeline for the community
Often appears as...
- a lifeline for
- provide a lifeline
noun
A rope or line for life-saving, attached to a ship or boat and thrown to someone drowning in water.
He threw a lifeline to the drowning man
Often appears as...
- throw a lifeline
- grab a lifeline
noun
An opportunity that helps you to escape from a difficult situation.
Getting that job was a lifeline for her
Often appears as...
- grab a lifeline
- offer a lifeline
noun
A long line down the middle of the palm of your hand that traditional palmists believe indicates the length of life.
The lifeline on her palm was long and unbroken
Often appears as...
- long lifeline
- unbroken lifeline
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a vital service needed.
The small local shop is a lifeline for the community
Often appears as...
- a lifeline for
- provide a lifeline
noun
A rope or line for life-saving, attached to a ship or boat and thrown to someone drowning in water.
He threw a lifeline to the drowning man
Often appears as...
- throw a lifeline
- grab a lifeline
noun
An opportunity that helps you to escape from a difficult situation.
Getting that job was a lifeline for her
Often appears as...
- grab a lifeline
- offer a lifeline
noun
A long line down the middle of the palm of your hand that traditional palmists believe indicates the length of life.
The lifeline on her palm was long and unbroken
Often appears as...
- long lifeline
- unbroken lifeline
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Connection
Understand 'lifeline' beyond physical means; see it as essential support like water for life.
Internet access is a lifeline for remote workers.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Lifeline' can be people, organizations, or services, not just objects.
24-hour support services act as a lifeline for those in crisis.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Connection
Understand 'lifeline' beyond physical means; see it as essential support like water for life.
Internet access is a lifeline for remote workers.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Lifeline' can be people, organizations, or services, not just objects.
24-hour support services act as a lifeline for those in crisis.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Connection
Understand 'lifeline' beyond physical means; see it as essential support like water for life.
Internet access is a lifeline for remote workers.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Lifeline' can be people, organizations, or services, not just objects.
24-hour support services act as a lifeline for those in crisis.
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Video examples
You are not alone in...
and I was feeling intimidated and isolated and very much like I didn't belong. But I had a lifeline of sorts. See, I was writing jokes for years and years and sharing them on social media, and I found that I was turning to doing this more and more.
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My descent into...
And frankly, I didn't know who I was, where I belonged, or what my purpose was. I was lost. And overnight, because this man had pulled me in, and I had grabbed onto that lifeline with every fiber of my being,
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Encouraging A New-Born...
eye eyes here in north carolina and each new baby is a precious lifeline for a species classified as critically endangered in the wild just two babies have been born here this year and kathy
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
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Texting that saves lives...
most of you this is a device to buy sell play games watch videos I think it might be a lifeline I think actually it might
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch
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Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
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Elephants Being...
Every small pool is a lifeline. Look how they are running into it.
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Canada's Wild Rivers -...
freshwater ecosystems are a lifeline to our very existence
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Curious Baby Elephant's...
every small pool is a lifeline honey
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You are not alone in...
and I was feeling intimidated and isolated and very much like I didn't belong. But I had a lifeline of sorts. See, I was writing jokes for years and years and sharing them on social media, and I found that I was turning to doing this more and more.
Video examples
My descent into...
And frankly, I didn't know who I was, where I belonged, or what my purpose was. I was lost. And overnight, because this man had pulled me in, and I had grabbed onto that lifeline with every fiber of my being,
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
eye eyes here in north carolina and each new baby is a precious lifeline for a species classified as critically endangered in the wild just two babies have been born here this year and kathy
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
Video examples
Texting that saves lives...
most of you this is a device to buy sell play games watch videos I think it might be a lifeline I think actually it might
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch
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Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Every small pool is a lifeline. Look how they are running into it.
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Canada's Wild Rivers -...
freshwater ecosystems are a lifeline to our very existence
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Curious Baby Elephant's...
every small pool is a lifeline honey
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kim Brooks
American Writer
For so much of my young life, I'd felt lonely, isolated, cut off from like-minded people. I yearned for human connections and relationships with the sort of people I knew only from books and movies, a lifeline into some other, richer world.
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Sherrilyn Kenyon
American Writer
Growing up, books were my lifeline, and I owe a debt to those writers that can never be repaid. They saved my sanity and gave me a world I could escape to. If I can pay that forward to another person, that's all I ask.
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Randhir Kapoor
My grandchildren are my lifeline. I adore them and look forward to the time I get to meet and play with them.
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Joanna Coles
American Editor
Growing up, 'Cosmo' was my lifeline to the world. A world that I wanted to be in but couldn't get to yet.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
As a young designer in tune with culture, I'm interested in the lifeline of trends.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?
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Prateik Babbar
Indian Actor
I have realised acting is my heartbeat and my lifeline.
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Shavo Odadjian
System of a Down is my lifeline. It'll never go away.
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Riya Sen
Indian Actress
I am enjoying my work but films are not my lifeline.
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Calum Scott
English Musician
Song writing has been a lifeline for me.
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Kim Brooks
American Writer
For so much of my young life, I'd felt lonely, isolated, cut off from like-minded people. I yearned for human connections and relationships with the sort of people I knew only from books and movies, a lifeline into some other, richer world.
Quote examples
Sherrilyn Kenyon
American Writer
Growing up, books were my lifeline, and I owe a debt to those writers that can never be repaid. They saved my sanity and gave me a world I could escape to. If I can pay that forward to another person, that's all I ask.
Quote examples
Randhir Kapoor
My grandchildren are my lifeline. I adore them and look forward to the time I get to meet and play with them.
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Joanna Coles
American Editor
Growing up, 'Cosmo' was my lifeline to the world. A world that I wanted to be in but couldn't get to yet.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
As a young designer in tune with culture, I'm interested in the lifeline of trends.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?
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Prateik Babbar
Indian Actor
I have realised acting is my heartbeat and my lifeline.
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Shavo Odadjian
System of a Down is my lifeline. It'll never go away.
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Riya Sen
Indian Actress
I am enjoying my work but films are not my lifeline.
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Calum Scott
English Musician
Song writing has been a lifeline for me.
Example 1 of 10
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