cue up

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

cue up (third-person singular simple present cues up, present participle cuing up or cueing up, simple past and past participle cued up)

  1. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To set up people or things so as to be ready for their cues (such as backstage).
  3. (transitive) To set up a recording to start at the correct time.

Etymology 2

Verb

cue up

  1. Misspelling of queue up.