cuenoun [ C ]
uk/kjuː/us/kjuː/cue noun [ C ] (SIGNAL)
a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something
a signal for someone to do something:
If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen:
to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you know what you should do:
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cameo
- cast
- casting couch
- dame
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- script
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- walk-on part
- write sb out of sth
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cue noun [ C ] (STICK)
a long, thin wooden pole with a small piece of leather at one end, used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards or snooker
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Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiards
- break
- cue ball
- frame
- pool
- pot
- rack
- shoot
- snooker
- triangle
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cueverb [ T ]
uk/kjuː/us/kjuː/present participle cueing, past tense and past participle cued also cue into give someone a signal to do something:
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Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- blow
- bob
- body language
- finger
- gesture
- give sb the finger idiom
- inclination
- mooning
- motion
- namaskar
- nod
- non-verbal
- pump
- pump sb's hand idiom
- wave sb off
- wave sb/sth down
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