lineup

[lahyn-uhp] Origin

line·up

[lahyn-uhp]
noun
1.
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
2.
the persons or things themselves.
3.
(in police investigations) a group of persons, including suspects in a crime, lined up to allow inspection and possible identification by the victim or victims of that crime.
4.
Sports. the list of the participating players in a game together with their positions: to announce the starting lineup of a game.
5.
an organization of people, companies, etc., for some common purpose: a lineup of support for the new tax bill.
EXPAND
6.
an overall schedule of programs, events, activities, etc.: the fall lineup of TV programs.
7.
a list of products or services offered by a manufacturer or organization: Does the company's lineup of new cars this year include a convertible?
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase line up
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To lineup

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Lineup is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

lineup
from line (n.) + up. The baseball version (1889) is older than the police version (1907).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary

lineup definition


  1. n.
    a row of suspects arranged at a police station so that a witness can identify one of them. (Underworld.) : When they round up all the likely suspects and put them in the lineup, they always stick in a desk sergeant to spy on the rest.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT