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

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Flaherty didn’t give up a hit until Pete Crow-Armstrong singled with two on and one out in the fourth, but Ian Happ was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Kerry Carpenter, and the Cubs failed to score when Michael Busch lined out to center with the bases loaded, ending the threat. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025 After a walk to Gurriel Jr., Tawa lined out to end the carnage. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Jobe lasted two more batters — striking out Wilmer Flores and giving up a line out to right to Jung Hoo Lee — before Chapman grounded a single to left for his third hit of the game. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 28 May 2025 But Hamilton lined out to center, leaving Boston’s newest big-leaguer standing on the diamond. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for line out

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of line out was in 1613

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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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