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

Part gourmet specialty market, part sandwich shop, the culinary spot has picture chalkboards with the owner’s fantasy-like recipes, old-school display cases, and lines out the door. —Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025

That influence compounds when creators point audiences to family-run spots with great service or compelling stories, where a single post can catalyze a line out the door and a hiring spree the following week. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025

Daulton Varsho walked and was followed by a single from Alejandro Kirk, moving him to third, but Addison Barger struck out and Ernie Clement lined out to center field. —Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025

Although Fish Hut Grill typically has a line out its door, don't let that scare you away. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 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