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line-up
noun
a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose
the line-up for the football match
the members of such a row or arrangement
an identity parade
verb
to form, put into, or organize a line-up
(tr) to produce, organize, and assemble
they lined up some questions
(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
I didn’t get nervous because I saw cars were moving, but I saw police cars lined up above the freeway and they had closed some off-ramps.
The president has met each of his G7 counterparts since taking office but he will line up one-on-one meetings on the sidelines - he has already got Carney and the Mexican president in the diary.
Wednesday, five camouflaged National Guard members lined up on the building’s front steps, standing behind clear riot shields.
That left the bars of West Hollywood, where you would line up against the wall like pins in a bowling alley and wait for a strike.
What is it like for you when it seems like suddenly so many things are lining up for you?
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