ciú — meaning in English

English meaning

• cue noun A signal or prompt that tells someone it is time to act.
• queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.

Senses

ciú is used for these senses in English:

• cue (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
• queue A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

cue — full definition

1. noun A signal or prompt that tells someone it is time to act.
2. noun A long tapered stick used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, or snooker.
3. verb To give someone a signal to begin or continue an action.

queue — full definition

1. noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
2. noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
3. verb To line up and wait for a turn.
4. verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.

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