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cue 1 (ky )n.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. v. cued, cu·ing, cues v.tr.1. Games To strike with a cue. 2. To braid or twist (hair) into a queue. v.intr. To form a line or queue.
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cue 2 (ky )n.1. A signal, such as a word or action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor's speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect. 2. a. A reminder or prompting. b. A hint or suggestion. 3. Music a. An extract from the music for another part printed, usually in smaller notes, within a performer's part as a signal to enter after a long rest. b. A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part. 4. Psychology A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior. 5. Archaic One's assigned role or function. 6. Archaic A mood; a disposition. tr.v. cued, cu·ing, cues 1. To give a cue to; signal or prompt. 2. To insert into the sequence of a performance: cued the lights for the monologue scene. 3. To position (an audio or video recording) in readiness for playing: cue up a record on the turntable. Phrasal Verb: cue in To give information or instructions to, as to a latecomer.
[Perhaps from q, qu, abbreviation of Latin quand , when, used for actors' copies of plays; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
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