Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Lin /(lĭn)/ · IPA /lɪn/ v. i. v. t. n. 01 v. i. To yield; to stop; to cease. 1. To yield; to stop; to cease.[Obs. or Scot.] 02 v. t. To cease from. 1. To cease from.[Obs. or Scot.] 03 n. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water. 1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water. 2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin. 3. A steep ravine.