: a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool)

If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen: I was just wondering where Sarah was, when, right on cue, she came in. See more take your cue from …

To cue means to provide a hint or prompt for an action, as in The actors cued each other during rehearsal so they could memorize all the cues. To cue can also mean to insert or direct to come in, …

cue (to do something) a few words or an action in a play that is a signal for another actor to do something. She stood in the wings and waited for her cue to go on. He had not yet been given the …

1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: The gunshot is your cue to enter. 2. anything that excites to action; stimulus. 3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion. 4. a …

May 29, 2024 · A cue is a word, phrase, signal, or action that precedes or indicates what is to follow. In its most general sense, it means anything that reminds you of something else.

A cue is something said or done by a performer that is a signal for another performer to begin speaking or to begin doing something.

Jul 15, 2025 · The words cue and queue are pronounced the same, but usually have different meanings. Cue most often refers to a hint, or to a signal given to a performer (‘I forgot my line, and had to be …

CUE meaning: 1 : a word, phrase, or action in a play, movie, etc., that is a signal for a performer to say or do something; 2 : a sign that tells a person to do something

cue noun (STICK) a long, straight stick used to hit the balls in games like snooker (= a game played with small coloured balls on a table)