line out

line out
transitive verb
1.
a. : to mark (as a casting) with lines indicating material to be removed
b. : to indicate with or as if with lines : outline

followed the route he had lined out

c. : deacon 1
2.
a. : to plant (young nursery stock) in rows or lines for growing on
b. : to arrange in an extended line

lined his cattle out along the trail

1. : to move rapidly usually in a particular direction

lined out for home without a backward glance

the plane climbed and lined out east — W.B.Mowery

2. : to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught

cut into the first ball and lined out — Ring Lardner


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • line-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase line out “to line up, form a line” : a play in rugby which is used to restart the game after the ball has gone into touch and in which the forwards of both teams form two close lines at right angles …   Useful english dictionary

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