line-up

noun

1. a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose

   the line-up for the football match

2. the members of such a row or arrangement

3. an identity parade

verb

1. to form, put into, or organize a line-up

2. (tr) to produce, organize, and assemble

   they lined up some questions

3. (tr) to align

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Newcastle scrum-half Simon Benitez Cruz forms a half-back partnership with Tomas Albornoz, with Harlequins trio Rodrigo Isgro, Pedro Delgado and Guido Petti also in the starting line-up.

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The line-up spans rock, country and folk music across three main stages.

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The Stone Roses played a number of UK gigs over 2016 and 2017 before their split, including a concert at Glasgow's Hampden Park, which would end up being the classic line-up's last concert.

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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made four changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's eagerly anticipated Test against world champions South Africa.

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Erasmus' line-up shows two changes from the impressive 32-17 win over France in Paris a fortnight ago, with Ruan Nortje and Canan Moodie replacing Lood de Jager and Kurt-Lee Arendse.

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