Definition of cuing Cuing

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What does cuing mean?

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Noun Plural: cues
cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
		actor's line, words, speech words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
cue - sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
		cue stick, pool cue, pool stick
		sports implement an implement used in a sport
cue - evidence that helps to solve a problem
		clue, clew
		evidence your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do
		discriminative stimulus

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cue (Noun)
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
cue (Noun)
A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in various games.
cue (Verb)
To give someone a cue signal.
cue (Verb)
To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hitting it.

cue (n.)
The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
cue (n.)
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.
cue (n.)
A hint or intimation.
cue (n.)
The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.
cue (n.)
Humor; temper of mind.
cue (n.)
A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.
cue (v. t.)
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
cue (n.)
A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.

cue
kū, n. the last words of an actor's speech serving as a hint to the next speaker: any hint: the part one has to play. [Acc. to some from Fr. queue, tail, as the ending words of the last speech; in 17th cent. written Q, and derived from L. quando, 'when,' i.e. when the actor was to begin.]
cue
kū, n. a twist of hair at the back of the head: a rod used in playing billiards.—v.t. of the hair, to form in a cue. [Fr. queue—L. cauda, a tail.]