1. small fibers that come off cloth or yarn
2. the fibrous material that accumulates in a clothes dryer

1. to give off or shed small fibers

Examples

• She picked the lint off her black sweater.
• Clean the lint trap after every load of laundry.
• The new towels left lint all over my dark clothes.
• Pocket lint accumulated in the corners of his jacket.
• The fabric tends to lint when it’s new.
• Remove any lint before ironing the shirt.