cue

noun9

1. •
   a word or action that tells someone the moment has come to do something
2. •
   The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.

   • When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer. — 1595
3. •
   A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
4. •
   A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
5. •
   A hint or intimation.

   • Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house. — 1731
6. •
   The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.

   • "My name is Quinn," said Quinn. "Cue-you-eye-en-en." — 2008
7. •
   (no longer used) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
8. •
   (no longer used) Humour; temper of mind.
9. •
   (UK, no longer used) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books.

verb4

1. •
   To give someone a cue signal.

   • Cue the cameraman, and action!
2. •
   To spark or provoke.

   • These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.
3. •
   To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
4. •
   To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of clear and unmistakable error, a legal standard for appeal of a decision by a Board of Veterans Appeals in the United States.