The difference between Line up and Queue

When used as verbs, line up means to put in alignment, whereas queue means to put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.


Queue is also noun with the meaning: an animal's tail.

check bellow for the other definitions of Line up and Queue

  1. Line up as a verb (engineering):

    to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running

  2. Line up as a verb (transitive):

    To put things in a line

  3. Line up as a verb (intransitive):

    To get into a line

  4. Line up as a verb (intransitive, sports):

    To start a game in a certain position on the playing field.

  5. Line up as a verb:

    To make arrangements for an event.

    Examples:

    "A number of famous actors and musicians have been lined up for the celebrations."

  6. Line up as a verb:

    To support a group or movement.

  7. Line up as a verb:

    To agree or correspond.

  1. Queue as a noun (heraldry):

    An animal's tail.

  2. Queue as a noun (now, _, historical):

    A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China.

  3. Queue as a noun:

    A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).

  4. Queue as a noun:

    A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

  5. Queue as a noun (computing):

    A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (- a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.

  1. Queue as a verb:

    To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.

  2. Queue as a verb:

    To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.

  3. Queue as a verb (computing):

    To add to a queue data structure.

  4. Queue as a verb:

    To fasten the hair into a queue.

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