miss cue
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.
verb (used with object)
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 followed by in or into ): to cue in a lighting effect.
9.
to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes followed by up ).
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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,
a.
to fail to respond to a cue.
b.
Informal. to miss the point: You could tell by his expression that he had missed a cue.
Origin:
1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when
1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when
Synonyms
1. signal. 3. sign, clue, key, tip, inkling.
1. signal. 3. sign, clue, key, tip, inkling.
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cue1 (kjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. (in the theatre, films, music, etc) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc, to follow with specific lines or action |
| b. on cue at the right moment | |
| 2. | a signal or reminder to do something |
| 3. | psychol the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response |
| 4. | the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person |
| —vb (usually foll by in | |
| 5. | (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor) |
| 6. | to signal (to something or somebody) at a specific moment in a musical or dramatic performance: to cue in a flourish of trumpets |
| 7. | (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone) |
| 8. | (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!" |
| [C16: probably from name of the letter q, used in an actor's script to represent Latin quando when] | |
| cue2 (kjuː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | billiards, snooker a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls |
| 2. | hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid |
| 3. | (US) a variant spelling of queue |
| —vb , cues, cueing, cued | |
| 4. | to drive (a ball) with a cue |
| 5. | (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue |
| [C18: variant of | |
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