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line up

/ line up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
form a queue, form a line, stand in line
"Customers lined up in front of the store"
Type of:
stand stand up
Derived:
queue waiting line lineup
Entails:
wait
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"
"I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"
"The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
Type of:
get acquire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
form a line
"The buildings all line up neatly"
Type of:
arrange set up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
arrange in ranks
"dress troops"
Type of:
position
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
"align the car with the curb"
"align the sheets of paper on the table"
Opposites:
skew
Type of:
reorient
Kinds of:
address synchronize synchronise realign realine
Derived:
alignment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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stand stand up get acquire arrange set up position reorient address synchronize synchronise realign