Lineup

Quick meaning: Lineup is a noun meaning (US, law and law enforcement) A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

Meaning

(US, law and law enforcement) A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

More Meanings

1. A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.
2. An ordered list.
3. (sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
4. (baseball) The batting order.
5. (car racing) The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.
6. (marketing) The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.
7. (Canada) 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.

Example Sentences

Just one more thing, Julian. Don't tell cons they get paid for line-ups.

It is recognized that lineup will not contain information as to all train and yard movements within yard limits.

We have a simple business process that consists of two steps: people wait in a lineup then fill out an application form.

When it is impossible to obtain a lineup, track cars may proceed, using special care, as the way is seen or known to be clear.

Word Forms

• lineups
• line-up

Synonyms for lineup

Depending on context, synonyms include line, queue, card.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include card, restructuring, preselection, agenda, identify, identifying.

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