a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance

she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais

a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached

give a cue to or for

Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply

set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material)

there was a pause while she cued up the next tape

a long straight tapering wooden rod for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc.

use a cue to strike the ball

Mark cued well early on