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

Cholowsky flew out to the warning track in center and Levu lined out to second to end the threat. —Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026

That set up a last chance for Arvada West, but Filleman battled through two soft hits with two outs before getting Lueck to line out to right to end the game with runners on second and third. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 May 2026

Tucker allowed a hit to lead off the seventh inning, but got a pop out a strikeout and a line out to center to end the game. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026

And his community showed up with lines out the door and down the street. —Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

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