line out

noun, verb — 17 senses

line out

nounalso spelled line-out
1

an audio jack that produces an unamplified signal

2

Alternative Alternative form of lineout.

3

Alternative Alternative form of line-out.

Related terms
line in

line out

verb
12 senses
  1. 1To appear in a lineout.
  2. 2To take part in a sports event.
  3. 3To create (something, e.g. parking spaces, lanes in a…
  4. 4To plant in a line.
  5. 5To remove from effective inclusion on a list by crossing…
  6. 6To chant each line of a hymn before the congregation…
  7. 7To outline (something) to be finished later (often by…
  8. 8To generally and briefly predict or describe (something).
  9. 9To line up; to form a line.
  10. 10To move or hurry away.
  11. 11To apply border lines to (something) in a contrasting colour.
  12. 12To become out by hitting a line drive which is caught.
1

To appear in a lineout.

2

To take part in a sports event.

3

To create (something, e.g. parking spaces, lanes in a road) by marking lines on asphalt.

4

Of trees To plant in a line.

5

Name, Of a number To remove from effective inclusion on a list by crossing an item off; to cross out.

6

Of a church leader To chant each line of a hymn before the congregation must sing it, as an aid for those worshippers who can not read out of a hymnbook.

7

To outline (something) to be finished later (often by lining in the drawing).

8

Broadly To generally and briefly predict or describe (something).

9

To line up; to form a line.

10

To move or hurry away.

11

To apply border lines to (something) in a contrasting colour.

  • Some distance north of both stations was a rather small and tumbledown shed for Great Central engines, and there was generally one or more goods tank engines outside it, painted black and lined out in red.1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 19:
12

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To become out by hitting a line drive which is caught.

  • Jones lined out to second.

line-out

noun
1

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.

2

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports an out produced by catching a line drive

Derived terms
line-out drive

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