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line up in WordNet English dictionary
verb- 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"
align aline line up adjust
- 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"
line up get hold come up find
- arrange in ranks
"dress troops"
dress line up
- take one's position before a kick-off
line up
- form a queue, form a line, stand in line
"Customers lined up in front of the store"
line up queue up queue
- form a line
"The buildings all line up neatly"
line up
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line up in English Wiktionary
- (noun) (legal) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime
- (noun) (Canadian English) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end.
- (noun) (sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
- (verb) (engineering) to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running
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