Definitions of cue
British English : cue If one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. VERBHe read the scene, with the director cueing him.
noun
- (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 See on cue
- (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
- See on cue
- a signal or reminder to do something
- (psychology ) the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response
- the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person
- (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
- See on cue
verb
- (transitive) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)
- 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
- (transitive) to give information or a reminder to (someone)
- (intransitive) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!"
noun
- (billiards , snooker ) a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls
- hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid
- (US ) a variant spelling of queue
verb
- to drive (a ball) with a cue
- (transitive) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue