| line up | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. line up | form a line.; "The buildings all line up neatly" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (possession) | 2. come up, find, get hold, 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" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (motion) | 3. line up, queue, queue up | form a queue, form a line, stand in line.; "Customers lined up in front of the store" |
| ~ stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| ~ wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something.; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
| v. (change) | 4. adjust, align, aline, 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" |
| ~ address | adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting. |
| ~ synchronise, synchronize | cause to indicate the same time or rate.; "synchronize your watches" |
| ~ realign, realine | align anew or better.; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident" |
| ~ true, true up | make level, square, balanced, or concentric.; "true up the cylinder of an engine" |
| ~ collimate | adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument). |
| ~ reorient | set or arrange in a new or different determinate position.; "Orient the house towards the South" |
| ~ concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus | bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions. |
| v. (motion) | 5. dress, line up | arrange in ranks.; "dress troops" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| v. (competition) | 6. line up | take one's position before a kick-off. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
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