Anytime there is a throw-in, the two teams line-up The number one player of each team line-up side by side, facing the umpire with the ball The number two, three and four players line-up side by side in number order behind their number one player
At a line-up, a witness to a crime tries to identify the criminal from among a line of people. He failed to identify Graham from photographs, but later picked him out of a police line-up. = identity parade
A line-up is a group of people or a series of things that have been gathered together to be part of a particular event. The programme is back for a new series with a great line-up of musicians and comedy acts
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
1 (aka: "align") position/direct/orient the body and/or club toward an intended target 2 assessing the direction of a shot or putt Example: 1 She thought she had lined up straight but her shot was well right of the green 2 The gallery was quiet as Weir lined up his eagle putt "
If people line up or if you line them up, they move so that they are standing in a line. The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows The gym teachers lined us up against the cement walls When he came back the sergeant had lined up the terrorists
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"
1 ( also "align") position/direct/orient the body and/or club 2 assessing the direction of a shot or putt Example: She was lined up to the right even though she felt like she was square to the target 2 The gallery was quiet as Carmichael lined up his eagle putt
If you line things up, you move them into a straight row. I would line up my toys on this windowsill and play He finished polishing the cocktail glasses and lined them up behind the bar
If you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen. If you line someone up for an event or activity, you arrange for them to be available for that event or activity. She lined up executives, politicians and educators to serve on the board of directors Bob Dylan is lining up a two-week UK tour for the New Year. see also line-up
If you line one thing up with another, or one thing lines up with another, the first thing is moved into its correct position in relation to the second. You can also say that two things line up, or are lined up. You have to line the car up with the ones beside you Gas cookers are adjustable in height to line up with your kitchen work top Mahoney had lined up two of the crates When the images line up exactly, the projectors should be fixed in place All we have to do is to get the two pieces lined up properly. = align
{i} arrangement, order; group of people or things that are arranged in a line (i.e. to be inspected or identified); number of people or groups who have come together for a specific purpose
The nine players starting the game for a baseball team The order and positioning of the players is set before the game, usually by the head coach or manager Each position is represented by a number for scorekeeping purposes A player substituting or pinch hitting for a starting player must hit in that starting player's batting order position, unless substituted via a double switch