| VERB | stative | line up | form a line |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | line up, get hold, come up, find | get something or somebody for a specific purpose | |
| motion | line up, queue up, queue | form a queue, form a line, stand in line | |
| change | line up, align, aline, adjust | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | |
| motion | line up, dress | arrange in ranks | |
| competition | line up | take one's position before a kick-off |
| Meaning | form a line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The buildings all line up neatly" | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Spanish | alinear | |
| Catalan | alinear | |
| Meaning | Get something or somebody for a specific purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | get hold, come up, find | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | conseguir, encontrar, hacerse con | |
| Catalan | aconseguir, trobar | |
| Meaning | form a queue, form a line, stand in line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | queue up, queue | |
| Entails | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Broader | stand, stand up | Be standing |
| Spanish | poner en fila | |
| Catalan | fer cua | |
| Nouns | lineup | a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification |
| Meaning | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | align, aline, adjust | |
| Narrower | address | Adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting |
| collimate | adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) | |
| concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus | Bring into focus or alignment | |
| realign, realine | align anew or better | |
| synchronize, synchronise | Cause to indicate the same time or rate | |
| true, true up | make level, square, balanced, or concentric | |
| Broader | reorient | set or arrange in a new or different determinate position |
| Opposite | skew | Turn or place at an angle |
| Spanish | ajustar, alinear, arreglar | |
| Catalan | alinear | |
| Meaning | Arrange in ranks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | dress | |
| Broader | position | Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
| Spanish | poner en fila | |
| Meaning | Take one's position before a kick-off . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Broader | play | participate in games / games or sport |
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