line up meaning and definition

LINE UP verb

Definition of line up (verb)

1. form a line
   • "The buildings all line up neatly"
2. 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"
   • synonyms: come up, find, get hold
3. form a queue, form a line, stand in line
   • "Customers lined up in front of the store"
   • synonyms: queue, queue up
4. 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"
   • synonyms: adjust, align, aline
   • antonym: skew
5. arrange in ranks
   • "dress troops"
   • synonyms: dress
6. take one's position before a kick-off