line-up
Britishnoun
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a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose
the line-up for the football match
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the members of such a row or arrangement
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an identity parade
verb
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to form, put into, or organize a line-up
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(tr) to produce, organize, and assemble
they lined up some questions
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(tr) to align
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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]
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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
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His final match in charge featured his youngest line-up of the season, with an average age of 23 years and 157 days.
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More details on the festival's theme and line-up will follow soon, organisers said.
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The continental captain will only do it if he can have his strongest line-up, so much rests on the hearing that will decide whether LIV stars such as Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will remain members of the DP World Tour.
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It was fitting that one of the most unpredictable NFL seasons in years went down to the final play of the final game to complete the play-off line-up in thrilling fashion.
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The NFL play-off line-up is stacked with teams making big turnarounds.
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