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

Roberts pulled Yamamoto in favor of left-hander Jack Dreyer, who got Eldridge to line out to right field and struck out Casey Schmitt with a 93 mph fastball to end the inning. —Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

With consistent lines out the door and the neighboring tenant moving out, Hummus & Pita expanded last year. —Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

That prompted Padres manager Mike Shildt to go to left-hander Adrian Morejón to face the left-handed-hitting Friedl, who lined out to Tatis in right field. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

All of these cruise lines out of Galveston only offer Western Caribbean and Bahamas destinations. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 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