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Definitions for Cue

[1] 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.
[2] anything that excites to action; stimulus.
[3] a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
[4] the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
[5] a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
[6] Archaic . frame of mind; mood.
[7] to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines?
[8] to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually followed by in or into ): to cue in a lighting effect.
[9] to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes followed by up ).
[10] cue (someone) in , Informal . to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc., to: Cue him in on the plans for the dance.
[11] miss 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.
[12] a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
[13] a long, usually wooden stick with a concave head, used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.
[14] a queue of hair.
[15] a queue or file, as of persons awaiting their turn.
[16] to tie into a queue.
[17] to strike with a cue.
[18] the letter Q, q.
[19] (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 on cue at the right moment
[20] a signal or reminder to do something
[21] psychol the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response
[22] the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person
[23] (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)
[24] (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
[25] (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone)
[26] (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!"
[27] billiards snooker a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls
[28] hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid
[29] US a variant spelling of queue
[30] to drive (a ball) with a cue
[31] (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue

Words related to Cue

hint, suggestion, clue, tip-off, prompt, intimation, lead, nod, inkling, idea, sign, catchword, innuendo, job, warning, indication, key, reminder, prod, notion

Words nearby Cue

cudgerie, cudjo, cudlipp, cudweed, cudworth, cue, cue ball, cue bid, cue card, cue in, cue sheet

Origin of Cue

31400–50; late Middle English cu; conventional adaptation in spelling of the letter name

Words that may be confused with Cue

cue, Kew, queue

Word origin for Cue

C18: variant of queue

Synonyms for Cue

clue, hint, suggestion, catchword, idea, indication, inkling, innuendo, intimation, job, key, lead, mnemonic, nod, notion, prod, prompt, prompting, reminder, sign, telltale, tip-off, warning, hot lead, in the wind