line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Jeff McNeil #1 of the New York Mets looks on after lining out forthe final out of the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Citi Field on August 04, 2025 in New York City.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Local media showed videos of barber shops with lines out the door as students chopped off their locks, with some offering specials to take advantage of the new order.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Merrill lined out twice on Saturday, flied out and grounded out.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Byron Buxton then lined out to Rafael Montero to end the inning.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Local media showed videos of barber shops with lines out the door as students chopped off their locks, with some offering specials to take advantage of the new order.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Merrill lined out twice on Saturday, flied out and grounded out.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Byron Buxton then lined out to Rafael Montero to end the inning.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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