lineup
/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
Frequency: 4.04 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
American usage
noun
A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.
noun
A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.
Canadian usage
noun
Collectively, the members of a team.
noun
The batting order.
noun
The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.
noun
The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: rogues' gallery"
- "police lineup"
- "Just one more thing, Julian. Don't tell cons they get paid for line-ups."
- "Before viewing the lineup, each witness should be required to give to the officer in charge of the lineup a written description of the perpetrator of the crime."
- "This innocent suspect is placed in a lineup with five fillers who look similar to that innocent suspect. Given this scenario, one may ask How many people are in the lineup because they fit the description of the perpetrator?"
- "Foster was placed in a three-man lineup for viewing by the only witness (the manager of the office). Foster was about 6 feet tall, whereas the other two men in the lineup were about 5 feet 6 inches tall."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
- British English: /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/