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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Matt Vierling lined out to the warning track to right to end the game. — CBS News, 28 June 2026 Rushing was having as frustrating of a night as anyone, with a line out and three strikeouts. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 With about 500 feet of line out, my fish has obligingly decided to sulk. — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 Freeland bounced back to strike out Kyle Stowers and got Leo Jimenez to line out to center to strand Sanoja at third. — Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for line out

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of line out was in 1613

Rhymes for line out

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Browse Nearby Words

line organization
line out
line pattern
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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