cue
hint; prompting: The actor was given his cue.
Not to be confused with:
queue – waiting line of people or cars: There was a long queue at the movies.
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cue 1
(kyo͞o)n.
1. Games
a. A long tapered stick with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool.
b. A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard.
2. Nonstandard Variant of queue.
tr.v. cued, cu·ing, cues
1. Games To strike (a ball) with a cue.
2. Nonstandard Variant of queue.
[French queue, tail, billiards cue (in the latter sense perhaps originally referring to the narrow leather-tipped end, or "tail," of the cue); see queue.]
cue 2
(kyo͞o)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
Phrasal Verb: 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.
cue in
To give information or instructions to, as to a latecomer.
[Perhaps from q, qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō, when, used for actors' copies of plays; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
cue 3
(kyo͞o)n.
The letter q.
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cue
(kjuː)n
1. (Theatre)
a. (in the theatre, films, music, etc) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc, to follow with specific lines or action
b. on cue at the right moment
2. a signal or reminder to do something
3. (Psychology) psychol the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response
4. the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person
vb, cues, cueing or cued
5. (Theatre) (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)
6. (Theatre) (usually foll by: in or into) to signal (to something or somebody) at a specific moment in a musical or dramatic performance: to cue in a flourish of trumpets.
7. (Communications & Information) (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone)
8. (Film) (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!"
[C16: probably from name of the letter q, used in an actor's script to represent Latin quando when]
cue
(kjuː)n
1. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid
3. US a variant spelling of queue
vb, cues, cueing or cued
4. (Billiards & Snooker) to drive (a ball) with a cue
5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue
[C18: variant of queue]
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cue1
(kyu)n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.
1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: The gunshot is your cue to enter.
2. anything that excites to action; stimulus.
3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
4. a sensory signal that serves to elicit a behavioral response.
5. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
6. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
v.t. 7. to give a cue to; prompt.
8. to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a performance (often fol. by in): to cue in a lighting effect.
9. to search for and reach (a track on a recording).
10. cue in, Informal. to give information, news, etc., to; inform.
[1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when]
cue2
(kyu)n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.
1. a tapering rod, tipped with leather, used to strike the ball in pool, billiards, etc.
2. a stick used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.
v.t. 4. to strike with a cue.
5. to tie (hair) into a queue.
[1725–35; < French queue tail, Old French coue < Latin cōda, earlier cauda tail; compare coward, queue]
cue3
(kyu)n.
the letter Q, q.
[1400–50; late Middle English cu]
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cue
Past participle: cued
Gerund: cueing
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cue
1. Long tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
2. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
3. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech |
| 2. | cue - evidence that helps to solve a problem evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" | |
| 3. | cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | |
| 4. |  cue - sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardssports implement - an implement used in a sport stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" | |
| Verb | 1. | cue - assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
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cue
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cue
nounA subtle pointing out:
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Translations
إِشَارَةإشارة إلى بَدء الحَديثعَصا البِلياردو
narážkatágo
stikordbilliardkøkø
aloitusmerkkiköö
znak
kjuðikjuîistikkorî, markorî
キュー
신호
galavārdskija
tágo
stickreplik
การเตือน
sự ra hiệu
cue
[kjuː]A. N
1. (Billiards) → taco m
2. (Theat) (verbal, by signal) → pie m, entrada f (Mus) (by signal) → entrada f
to give sb his cue (Theat) → dar el pie or la entrada a algn (Mus) → dar a algn su entrada
that gave me my cue (fig) → eso me sirvió de indicación
to come in on cue → entrar en el momento justo
then, right on cue for the photographers, she threw him a kiss → entonces, en el momento justo para los fotógrafos, ella le lanzó un beso
to take one's cue from sb → seguir el ejemplo de algn
to give sb his cue (Theat) → dar el pie or la entrada a algn (Mus) → dar a algn su entrada
that gave me my cue (fig) → eso me sirvió de indicación
to come in on cue → entrar en el momento justo
then, right on cue for the photographers, she threw him a kiss → entonces, en el momento justo para los fotógrafos, ella le lanzó un beso
to take one's cue from sb → seguir el ejemplo de algn
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cue
n
(Theat, fig) → Stichwort nt; (action) → (Einsatz)zeichen nt; (Film, TV) → Zeichen nt → zum Aufnahmebeginn; (Mus) → Einsatz m; (written: = preceding bars) → Hilfsnoten pl; to give somebody his cue (Theat) → jdm das or sein Stichwort geben; (action) → jdm das (Einsatz)zeichen geben; (Mus) → jdm den Einsatz geben; that sounds like a cue for a song → das hört sich ganz nach einem Lied an; whenever he hears the word “strike” that’s his cue to launch into an attack on the unions → das Wort „Streik“ ist für ihn jedesmal (das) Stichwort für einen Angriff auf die Gewerkschaften; to take one’s cue from somebody → sich nach jdm richten; right on cue (Theat) → genau aufs Stichwort; (fig) → wie gerufen
(Billiards) → Queue nt
vt (Theat) → das Stichwort geben (+dat); (with gesture etc) → das Einsatzzeichen geben (+dat); (Film, TV) scene → abfahren lassen; (Mus) player → den Einsatz geben (+dat); trumpet flourish etc → den Einsatz geben für; cue! (Film, TV) → ab!
cue
:cue ball
n → Spielball m
cue card
n (TV) → Neger m (spec)
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cue
[kjuː] na. (Theatre) (verbal, by signal) → segnale m, imbeccata (Mus) (by signal) → segnale
to give sb his cue → suggerire a qn la battuta, dare l'imbeccata a qn
to take one's cue from sb (fig) → prendere esempio da qn
to give sb his cue → suggerire a qn la battuta, dare l'imbeccata a qn
to take one's cue from sb (fig) → prendere esempio da qn
b. (Billiards) → stecca
cue in vt + adv (Theatre) → chiamare in scena (Radio, TV) → dare il segnale a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cue1
(kjuː) noun the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc. Your cue is `– whatever the vicar says!'
cue2
(kjuː) noun a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.
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cue
→ إِشَارَة narážka stikord Einsatzzeichen ατάκα indicación, pie aloitusmerkki signal znak battuta d'entrata キュー 신호 seintje vink sygnał do rozpoczęcia dica реплика stickreplik การเตือน replik sự ra hiệu 提示Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cue
n (visual, auditory, etc.) pista, señal f, clave f (visual, auditiva, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.