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line-up

noun

a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose
the line-up for the football match
the members of such a row or arrangement
an identity parade

verb

to form, put into, or organize a line-up
(tr) to produce, organize, and assemble
they lined up some questions
(tr) to align

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Idioms and Phrases

Arrange in or form a line, as in Betty lined up the books on the shelf , or The children lined up for lunch . [Late 1800s]

Organize, make ready, make the arrangements for, as in They lined up considerable support for the bill , or Nancy was supposed to line up a hall for the concert . [c. 1900]

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The yard has no pipeline of work lined up beyond the ferry MV Glen Rosa, which is expected to be delivered by the middle of next year, raising concerns for its future.

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Outside the hospital where Angie is being treated, coffins of some of the victims of the church attack were lined up, ready for burial.

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When the shooting stopped, Amy’s teacher lined up the class to walk them to the multi-purpose room where they would be reunited with their parents.

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“Fans would be lined up at our hotel. Our bus would pull up and there were the fans.”

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The soldiers report that live ammunition, grenade launchers, mortars, and heavy machine guns have been used to disperse crowds of hungry, sometimes before dawn, when residents begin lining up in hopes of receiving food.

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