Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In athletic games such as base-ball and foot-bail, the order in which the players take their positions.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of lineup.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The members of a team who are scheduled to play a game.
- n. The formation of football players before the start or a restart of play.
- n. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat.
- n. colloq. any arrangement of persons (rarely, of things), esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment.
- n. A group of persons including a suspect in a police investigation, arranged so as to be observed by a witness, who is requested to identify the perpetrator, if he/she is present in the group. Such an identification may be used as evidence of guilt of the suspect. Also called a
police lineup .
WordNet 3.0
- v. get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- v. take one's position before a kick-off
- v. form a queue, form a line, stand in line
- v. form a line
- v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
- v. arrange in ranks
- n. a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
- n. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
Examples
“If Will Gregory of Goldfrapp and Adrian Utley and some even less high profile musicians are stars, then, of course, Charles Hazlewood is entitled to call his line-up "All Stars".”
“On Monday, Fox unveiled the details of its fall line-up, which includes "The X Factor," the splashy talent show that Mr. Cowell will judge, as well as "Terra Nova," a big-budget science-fiction drama about a family that travels back in time, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg .”
The Wall Street Journal: Fox Lineup Includes Simon Cowell, Dinosaurs, Mean Girls
“This wine really impressed with its restraint, elegance and finesse; a Syrah that wouldn't look out of place amid a line-up of some of the finest examples from the northern Rhône.”
“The new hour of news in the evening would represent a relatively inexpensive way for NBC's new leadership to fill the hours in the network's sagging prime-time line-up, relieving pressure on its new entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt to find scripted prime-time hits to pull the network out of its rut.”
The Wall Street Journal: NBC Pins Hopes on a Prime-Time News Show
“Walt Disney Co. said that factors ranging from a shortage of box-office hits to the earthquake in Japan cut into its quarterly profit, though the entertainment giant is hoping to benefit from a strong line-up of new films in the current quarter and more spending at its theme parks.”
“Turner Classic Movies is turning over its primetime line-up this evening to the work of director Phil Karlson.”
“The line-up features some seasoned veterans in the art of storytelling, including Vijai Nathan and Christopher Love.”
“The weight of expectation on the 26-year-old, the sole English principal ballerina in the Royal Ballet's line-up, is enormous.”
The Guardian: Lauren Cuthbertson: 'There are no Black Swan moments in this ballet'
“The company is in the midst of the biggest marketing push for Hawaiian Punch in five years, the latest drink in its line-up to get more attention.”
The Wall Street Journal: Dr Pepper Revenue Helped by Volume Sales, Pricing
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