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lineup.

A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/UK, US
  1. A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

    US
    police lineup
  2. A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.

  3. 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.

    Canada
  4. An ordered list.

  5. Collectively, the members of a team.

    The manager fielded his strongest lineup for the game against United.
  6. The batting order.

  7. The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.

  8. The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.

  9. The members of a music group at any one time.

  10. The acts performing at a concert or festival.

  11. The list of programs scheduled to be broadcast by a television station, or a position in that list.

Where this word comes from

Deverbal from line up.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.