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

Recent Examples on the Web

Dozens of WilmerHale employees and supporters showed up at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for the hearing, drawing a line out the door that persisted until the proceeding had ended. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025

This first pass finds David Brooks on the right and helps launch an attack… …and this one to Ouattara soon after pulls Southampton’s back line out of shape. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025

Dan’s Bagels, which has drawn lines out the door ever since TikTok personalities came to its Denton County location, will open in a former bakery and cookie shop at 2430 Forest Park Blvd. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025

Keep in mind that this bookstore has, as such, become very popular and usually draws large crowds and oftentimes has a line out the door. —Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for line out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout