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queue

Definition

noun: a line of people who are waiting for something
noun: a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
verb: to form or wait in a line
verb: to arrange or form in a queue
often + 'up'
synonyms: pigtail, line, line up

Examples

Police say that the fight broke out over 'queue-jumping'. [=('US') 'cutting in line']
Hundreds of people 'queued' [=('US') 'lined up'] for a chance to meet him.
The people formed a 'queue' [=('US') 'line'] at the ticket window.

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(..) You must find him guilty. They're coming back. That's six minutes. Surprised it took them that long, to be honest. There's a queue for the loo! Have you reached a verdict on which you all agree? Not guilty, they found him not guilty. No defence and Moriarty's walked free. Sherlock? (..)
2012 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Reichenbach Fall Season: 2 Episode 3