{
    "term": "line up",
    "partOfSpeech": "phrasal verb",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stand in a line or row; to form a queue",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Line up, children!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cars lined up waiting to board the ship."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to arrange people or things in a straight line or row",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The suspects were lined up against the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lined the bottles up along the shelf."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to arrange for an event or activity to happen, or arrange for somebody to be available to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Mark had a job lined up when he left college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've got a lot lined up this week *(= I'm very busy)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's lined up a live band for the party."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to move one thing into a correct position in relation to another thing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To get good TV reception, the dish must be accurately lined up with the satellite."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [],
        "us": []
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}