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line up

/laɪnˈʌp/ Canada, UK, US
/lɑenˈɐp/ Australia
/laɪnˈɐp/ New Zealand
[lɑe̯nˈɐp] New Zealand
/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/ Canada, UK, US
/ˈlɑen.ɐp/ Australia
/ˈlaɪn.ɐp/ New Zealand
[ˈlɑe̯n.ɐp] New Zealand

verb lines up · lining up · lined up

idiomatic To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
idiomatic, transitive To put things in a line.
colloquial, idiomatic, transitive To shape cocaine powder into one or more lines.
idiomatic, intransitive To get into a line; especially, so as to wait one's turn. For the steam services, passengers with reserved seats are assembled behind the appropriate notice boards in the centre cab road, which is barred to motor traffic on summer Saturdays. Unreserved passengers line up behind other boards, which merely display destinations and not departure times.
Similar: queue up
idiomatic, intransitive To start a game in a certain position on the playing field. The Nigerian forward lined up on the left of a front three with Keane in the middle and Frederic Piquionne on the right, and it was from Keane's lay-off that the former Portsmouth striker curled a shot straight at Ben Foster on 20 minutes.
idiomatic To make arrangements for an event. A number of famous actors and musicians have been lined up for the celebrations.
idiomatic To support a group or movement. The final vote between Hollande and Sarkozy now depends on a delicate balance of how France's total of rightwing and leftwing voters line up.
idiomatic, intransitive To agree or correspond. Fury Road is a long way away from being a political tract, but it is a story about heroic women overcoming the influence of a predatory, proprietary, evil man, and I do think that matters. In any case, I’ve been doing my best to enjoy politically repellant action movies for my entire life, and I can
idiomatic To have switches set so the train is capable of moving along its correct route.

noun line ups

idiomatic, nonstandard Nonstandard spelling of lineup
idiomatic A haircut where the front region of a person's hair is shaved to form a crisp line between their hair and the shaved region, sometimes coordinated to create a smooth transition between their hair and beard.

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verb put things in a line

Español	alinear, enfilar
Italiano	mettere in fila

verb put in alignment

Español	alinear
Italiano	allineare

verb get into a line

Español	hacer cola, hacer fila, incorporarse, ahilar
日本語	並ぶ narabu
中文	排隊 /排队 páiduì
Kiswahili	mstari
Português	alinhar-se
Français	faire la queue
Italiano	mettersi in fila
Русский	выстра́ивать vystráivatʹ, вы́строить výstroitʹ, выстра́иваться vystráivatʹsja, вы́строиться výstroitʹsja

verb sports: to start a game in a certain position

Deutsch	sich aufstellen

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@misc{line_up_2026,
  title = {line up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}