line out

verb

lined out; lining out; lines out

transitive verb

1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line

intransitive verb

1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught

Examples of line out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s often a line out the door to this restaurant on Upper King, and when Rodney’s in the house, a line to see him, too. Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024 On April 19, Tyler Freeman made an incredible leaping catch, turning extra bases into a 106.4 mph line out. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for line out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of line out was in 1613

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Cite this Entry

“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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