lined up

Definition of lined up in English English dictionary
line up: to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running
line up: Collectively, the members of a team
The manager fielded his strongest line-up for the game against United.
line up: The batting order
line up: 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
line up: a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime
line up: 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 "
line up: 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
line up: 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: 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
line up: 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
line up: form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly
line up: to place vertically -- " when one number has fewer digits than the other, it is written with the units digit lined up " (81)
line up: arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
line up: 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"
line up: 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
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
line up: (1) The centering of the image in the camera at the film plane (2) The positioning of printed matter on a press sheet to top
line up: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"
line up: number of suspects assembled to be identified by a witness or victim (generally at a police station); form a line
line up: form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"