Antonyms for line up

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : lahyn

Phonetic Transcription : laɪn

Definition of line up

Origin : late 14c., "to tie with a cord," from line (n.). Meaning "to mark or mark off with lines" is from mid-15c. Sense of "to arrange in a line" is from 1640s; that of "to join a line" is by 1773. To line up "form a line" is attested by 1889, in U.S. football.

As in line-up : noun list of participants
As in line : verb border, mark
As in arrange : verb put in an order
As in arrange : verb make plans, often involving agreement
As in array : verb arrange in collection or order
As in marshal : verb organize, guide
As in merge : verb bring or come together
As in order : verb arrange, organize
As in organize : verb arrange, systematize
As in park : verb place vehicle in a position
As in plan : verb think out; prepare in advance
As in program : verb plan out; supply instructions
As in range : verb order, categorize
As in schedule : verb plan one's time
As in train : verb aim at
As in book : verb register, arrange for
As in methodize : verb arrange in order
As in affiliate : verb associate or be associated with a larger organization

Example sentences :

"That don't seem to line up with the doctor's diploma," commented Weary.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Anyhow, he asks us all to line up for the work and not to mind him.
Extract from : « Cavanagh: Forest Ranger » by Hamlin Garland

Line of fellows passing buckets to the ladder, and a line up the ladder.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood

It was necessary then to line up my forces and to go at the attack seriously.
Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson

"I'll line up with Yale to beat you though," Cheever added with a chuckle.
Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett

Now line up the centre part of the main-plane with the tail-plane.
Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber

They were eager for these races and always ready to line up with me.
Extract from : « The Grizzly » by Enos A. Mills

I'm trying to line up my vocabulary in battle order, Miss Alice.
Extract from : « The Narrow House » by Evelyn Scott

These were going line by line up to the front, mainly with ammunition.
Extract from : « The Red Cross in Peace and War » by Clara Barton

“Dave,” the Kentucky boy whispered, when next they prepared to line up.
Extract from : « Red Dynamite » by Roy J. Snell

Synonyms for line up

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