noun |
1. Games A long tapered rod with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool. |
2. Games A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard. |
3. A queue of hair. |
4. A line of waiting people or vehicles; a queue. |
5. A reminder or prompting. |
6. A hint or suggestion. |
7. Music A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part. |
8. Psychology A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior. |
9. Archaic A mood; a disposition. |
10. The letter q. |
|
phrasal-verb |
1. cue in To give information or instructions to, as to a latecomer. |
|
verb-intransitive |
1. To form a line or queue. |
|
verb-transitive |
1. Games To strike with a cue. |
2. To braid or twist (hair) into a queue. |
3. To give a cue to; signal or prompt. |
4. To insert into the sequence of a performance: cued the lights for the monologue scene. |
5. To position (an audio or video recording) in readiness for playing: cue up a record on the turntable. |
|