Present participle for to arrange or form in a straight line, row or column
“When the road signs begin to line up in a straight line, we know we're properly approaching the runway.”
Present participle for to take one's place in a (waiting) line
“After the home games, the fans would line up outside the park every day, waiting for autographs, and I would sign them all.”
Present participle for to arrange systematically in an array or into groups
“Select five pictures of yourself at different ages and line them up according to age.”
Present participle for to gather together a collection of items or people
“He will have become entangled in war, especially if the aggrieved nation is capable of real fighting and is able to line up a few allies of its own.”
Present participle for to arrange or organize a scheduled event
“The three partners were able to line up a meeting with the hosiery buyer for the entire Nordstrom chain.”
Present participle for to make or arrange a plan or strategy
“Even so, it can be smarter to line up a plan to get into your new career before outright quitting your current position.”
Present participle for to come up with
Standing comparison
Present participle for to draw up (troops) in the proper alignment
Present participle for to furnish with, or cause to be present
Present participle for to point or direct (an object)
Present participle for to form into a group or groups
Present participle for make uniform in application or effect
Present participle for to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place
The act, fact or state of lining up in a given pattern or order
The action of directing something at an object
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