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cue: Meaning and Definition of
cue
Pronunciation: (ky), [key] — n., v., cued, cu•ing.
—n. - anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.
- anything that excites to action; stimulus.
- a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
- the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
- a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
- frame of mind; mood.
- You could tell by his expression that he had missed a cue.
- to fail to respond to a cue.
- Informal.to miss the point:You could tell by his expression that he had missed a cue.
—v.t. - to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines?
- to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually fol. by in or into): to cue in a lighting effect.
- to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes fol. by up).
- to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc., to: Cue him in on the plans for the dance.
cue
Pronunciation: (ky), [key] — n., v., cued, cu•ing.
—n. - a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- a long, usually wooden stick with a concave head, used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.
- a queue of hair.
- a queue or file, as of persons awaiting their turn.
—v.t. - to tie into a queue.
- to strike with a cue.
cue
Pronunciation: (ky), [key] — n.
- the letter Q, q.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.