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cue
1 [kyoo]
noun, verb, cued, cu⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter. |
| 2. | anything that excites to action; stimulus. |
| 3. | a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion. |
| 4. | the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action. |
| 5. | a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses. |
| 6. | Archaic. frame of mind; mood. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms| 7. | to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines? |
| 8. | to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually fol. by in or into): to cue in a lighting effect. |
| 9. | to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes fol. by up). |
| 10. | cue (someone) in, Informal. to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc., to: Cue him in on the plans for the dance. |
| 11. | miss a cue,
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Origin:
1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of L quandō when
1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of L quandō when

Synonyms:
1. signal. 3. sign, clue, key, tip, inkling.
1. signal. 3. sign, clue, key, tip, inkling.
cue
2 [kyoo]
noun, verb, cued, cu⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc. |
| 2. | a long, usually wooden stick with a concave head, used to propel the disks in shuffleboard. |
| 3. | a queue of hair. |
| 4. | a queue or file, as of persons awaiting their turn. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to tie into a queue. |
| 6. | to strike with a cue. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cue
Cue\ (k[=u]), n. [ OF. coue, coe, F. queue, fr. L. coda, cauda, tail. Cf. Caudal, Coward, Queue.]1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue. 2. The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword. When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer. --Shak. 3. A hint or intimation. Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house. --Swift. 4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play. Were it my cueto fight, I should have known it Without a prompter. --Shak. 5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.] --Dickens. 6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.Cue
Cue\, v. t. To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.Cue
Cue\, n. [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.] A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing. [Obs.] Note: The term was formerly current in the English universities, the letter q being the mark in the buttery books to denote such a portion. --Nares. Hast thou worn Gowns in the university, tossed logic, Sucked philosophy, eat cues? --Old Play.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : cue
Spanish:
pie,
German:
das Stichwort,
Japanese:
きっかけ
cue (1)
"stage direction," 1553, from Q, used 16c., 17c. in plays to indicate actors' entrances, probably abbrev. of L. quando "when" or a similar word. The verb is 1928, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cue
Pronunciation: 'kyü
Function: noun
: a minor stimulus acting as an indication of the nature of the perceived object or situation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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