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

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Dan’s Bagels, which has drawn lines out the door ever since TikTok personalities came to its Denton County location, will open in a former bakery and cookie shop at 2430 Forest Park Blvd. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025 Keep in mind that this bookstore has, as such, become very popular and usually draws large crowds and oftentimes has a line out the door. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 This prior research suggested that this train line out of galaxies is powered by galactic outflows launching elements away at high speeds. Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025 Judge had another chance at history with ex-Yankee Jake Bauers, an outfielder, pitching in the eighth inning, but the slugger lined out to deep left. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line out

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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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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