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  line-up

  noun

  a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose
• line up
  line up

  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]

line-up

British  

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

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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

line up Idioms  

1. 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]

2. 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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Example Sentences

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The target was never likely to pose a challenge to an England batting line-up that remains powerful despite Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell being absent injured.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

When asked about the possibility of a performance from Swift at last, Eavis laughed and said she didn't want to discuss the line-up any more.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Anna Nordqvist spoke in the build-up to the Solheim Cup about the European team being in a period of transition as she chose a line-up with four debutants.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

His gritty 60 was impressive, if perhaps not enough to provide certainty around his place in a congested England batting line-up.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Yeah," we concur, hands on our hips, facing him, a line-up of feminists.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Some stretches of DNA created much stronger contacts than others, producing distinct hotspots where two helices were especially likely to line up.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

However, the pattern of wet weather followed by drier conditions is set to continue as more low pressure systems line up in the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

It is pleasing in its simplicity, but it also comes with lots of risk, especially if reality doesn’t line up with your calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

When the duration and the number of years until you need that money don’t line up, you don’t have a market problem.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Kids kissed their parents and shuffled forward to line up.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton