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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Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Erceg struck out Kerry Carpenter for one out and got catcher Dillon Dingler to line out to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Roberts changed his mind after Ohtani steamrolled Pham and got Francisco Lindor to line out to escape the inning without further damage.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Carlos Correa lined out to leave all the runners stranded.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Erceg struck out Kerry Carpenter for one out and got catcher Dillon Dingler to line out to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Roberts changed his mind after Ohtani steamrolled Pham and got Francisco Lindor to line out to escape the inning without further damage.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Carlos Correa lined out to leave all the runners stranded.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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