a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose
the line-up for the football match
the members of such a row or arrangement
an identity parade
to form, put into, or organize a line-up
(tr) to produce, organize, and assemble
they lined up some questions
(tr) to align
Arrange in or form a line, as in Betty lined up the books on the shelf , or The children lined up for lunch . [Late 1800s]
Organize, make ready, make the arrangements for, as in They lined up considerable support for the bill , or Nancy was supposed to line up a hall for the concert . [c. 1900]
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After Chung and Klugo huddle, they line up on the court like two halves of the same body, moving in tandem as the balls ricochet off rackets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The full line up for Download's four main music stages can be viewed by choosing a specific day in the drop down menu below:
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The watches weren’t sold online, so people had to line up at stores.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
One smart strategy is to count out six months of expenses and sock that away, then line up more to keep depositing into that account as time rolls forward.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Mouse Girl elbows her way ahead of us again as we line up for the first of our two daily meals.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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