lineup
A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a…A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
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» Tom was able to identify the man who mugged him in a lineup.
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7 sentencesTom was able to identify the man who mugged him in a lineup.
That team has a strong lineup.
Could you identify him in a lineup?
Meaning
11 senses(US)A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
Near-synonym: rogues' gallery
police lineup
An ordered list.
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
The list of programs scheduled to be broadcast by a television station, or a position in that list.
the schedule of programs for a particular period
More meanings 8
Collectively, the members of a team.
The manager fielded his strongest lineup for the game against United.
Aufstellung, Mannschaftsaufstellung
A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.
(Canada)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.
The batting order.
The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.
The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.
The members of a music group at any one time.
The acts performing at a concert or festival.
Origin
Deverbal from line up.Deverbal from line up.
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Forms
plural: lineupsSynonyms
7 synonyms- (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat:batting ordercard
- a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification:police lineupidentity parade
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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