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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Although Fish Hut Grill typically has a line out its door, don't let that scare you away.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead of immediately approaching the whale and trying to cut the line out, however, the rescue team tried another approach.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
This Chicken Caesar Wrap, a creation from Frank’s Deli and Grill on Russell Street in the Eastern Market district, has gone viral a few times in the last year, with lines out the door just for the wrap.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead of immediately approaching the whale and trying to cut the line out, however, the rescue team tried another approach.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
This Chicken Caesar Wrap, a creation from Frank’s Deli and Grill on Russell Street in the Eastern Market district, has gone viral a few times in the last year, with lines out the door just for the wrap.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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