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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Diamondbacks put runners on in each of the final three innings, but twice saw innings wrecked by double-play ground balls, then had the game end on Luplow’s line out. 
Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022 For a softer effect, buff the line out with a similar-colored shadow. Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 July 2022 On his first pitch, Allen got Levi Usher to line out to second to relieve some of the pressure. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2022 Cueto quickly worked out of trouble, striking out Giancarlo Stanton looking and getting Josh Donaldson to line out to third. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022 Located in Soho, the store often has a line out the door on weekends, but only a handful of shoppers stopped by on a Monday afternoon. Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 19 July 2022 Once word gets out, there will be a line out the door. Kim Westerman, Forbes, 15 June 2022 On top of that, the store was short-staffed, sometimes with just a few baristas tasked with serving a line out the door. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2022 Watching through the video feed streaming to his phone, Barques sends a flying drone carrying a fishing line out over the surf, searching for large sandy canals and depressions in the seafloor. Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022 See More
Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022 For a softer effect, buff the line out with a similar-colored shadow. Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 July 2022 On his first pitch, Allen got Levi Usher to line out to second to relieve some of the pressure. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2022 Cueto quickly worked out of trouble, striking out Giancarlo Stanton looking and getting Josh Donaldson to line out to third. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022 Located in Soho, the store often has a line out the door on weekends, but only a handful of shoppers stopped by on a Monday afternoon. Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 19 July 2022 Once word gets out, there will be a line out the door. Kim Westerman, Forbes, 15 June 2022 On top of that, the store was short-staffed, sometimes with just a few baristas tasked with serving a line out the door. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2022 Watching through the video feed streaming to his phone, Barques sends a flying drone carrying a fishing line out over the surf, searching for large sandy canals and depressions in the seafloor. Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1