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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Last, the audio stack consists of two 3.5mm jacks (line out, mic in) and the optical S/PDIF output. PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 Buxton lined out in his first at-bat before hitting a towering fly ball out to deep left in his second trip. Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 After a Mookie Betts line out, and a 1-2 count on Freddie Freeman, Ohtani took off for second. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Featuring this weekend’s host (and recent Emmy-winner) Jean Smart, the video seesaws between classic clips from the show and Smart, who tries to get her lines out before being interrupted by the next bit of SNL nostalgia. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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