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[ verb ] form a line

Examples

"The buildings all line up neatly

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

Tanks lined_up at the border will be no_more helpful .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Only_too often , however , you have the feeling that you are sitting in a room with some of the instruments lined_up on one wall to your left and others facing them on the wall to your right .

Related terms

arrange

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[ verb ] place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel

Synonyms

adjust align aline

Examples

"align the car with the curb" "align the sheets of paper on the table"

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

At one point late in the day , when Palmer was lining_up a 25 - foot putt on the 16 th , a thunderous cheer from the direction of the 18 th green unmistakably announced that Player had birdied the final hole .

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[ verb ] get something or somebody for a specific purpose

Synonyms

find come_up get_hold

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountain News, [Denver, Colorado]...)

In_addition to the tickets to the movies , sporting events and concerts , Mrs._Marr lines_up candy and cookies because alcoholics require a_lot_of sweets to replace the sugar in their system .

Related terms

get

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[ verb ] form a queue, form a line, stand in line

Synonyms

queue queue_up

Examples

"Customers lined up in front of the store"

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

In the villages people lined_up to give us flowers .

Related terms

stand wait

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[ verb ] dress ranks; of troops

Synonyms

dress

Related terms

position

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