line (sb) up
— phrasal verb with line uk/laɪn/us/laɪn/verb [ T ]
B2 to arrange people or things in a row or to stand in a row:
A fight broke out behind me as we lined up to receive our food rations.
The soldiers lined us up against a wall and I thought they were going to shoot us.
More examples
- Politicians are lining up to congratulate her.
- We were lined up and searched.
- Line up quietly over here, please.
- She lined up all her dolls on the bed.
- They lined up to visit the mausoleum.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- bung
- change sth around
- clap
- consign
- consign sb/sth to sth
- fit
- manoeuvre
- perch
- pop
- position
- sandwich sth together
- set sb down
- shelve
- shove
- situate
- stand
- stuff
- whack
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