–adjective

1.	operating under the direct control of, or connected to, a main computer.

2.	connected by a7d computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet.

3.	of or denoting a business that transmits electronic information over telecommunications lines: an on-line bookstore.

4.	available or operating on a computer or computer network: an on-line dictionary.

5.	by means of or using a computer: on-line shopping.

6.	Radio. (of a network) supplying affiliated stations with all or a substantial part of their programming.

7.	Television. of or pertaining to the final editing of a videotaped program.

8.	done or accomplished while in operation or active service: on-line maintenance.

9.	located on major routes or rail lines: on-line industries.

–adverb

10.	with or through a computer, esp. over a network.

–noun

1.	a person or thing that pokes.

2.	a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.

–noun

1.	a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.

2.	a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.

3.	History/Historical. a. a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules. 7e9 b. a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.