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English verb: line up | |||
| 1. | line up (stative) form a line | ||
| Samples | The buildings all line up neatly. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 2. | line up (possession) get something or somebody for a specific purpose | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| 3. | line up (motion) form a queue, form a line, stand in line | ||
| Samples | Customers lined up in front of the store. | ||
| Synonyms | queue, queue up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stand, stand up | ||
| Entail | wait | ||
| 4. | line up (change) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | ||
| Samples | Align the car with the curb. Align the sheets of paper on the table. | ||
| Synonyms | adjust, align, aline | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reorient | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | address, collimate, concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus, realign, realine, synchronise, synchronize, true, true up | ||
| Antonyms | skew | ||
| 5. | line up (motion) arrange in ranks | ||
| Samples | Dress troops. | ||
| Synonyms | dress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| 6. | line up (competition) take one's position before a kick-off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | football, football game | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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