cue up

verb

To take aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.

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Meanings

cue up1

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

present singular third person cues up · participle present cuing up · participle present cueing up · participle past cued up · past cued up

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

cue up2

verb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of queue up.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cue
Cite this entry
APA

cue up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20up

MLA

“cue up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cue up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20up.

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