Complete Definition of "clothesline"

English

Alternative spellings
clothes line (UK)

Pronunciation
(UK): kl�thz'līn, /�kl��ðzlaɪn/, /<tt>"kl@UDzlaIn?</tt>/
(US): kl�thz'līn, /�klo�ðzlaɪn/, /<tt>"kloUDzlaIn</tt>/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry

#:Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.

Translations

Dutch: wasdraad m, waslijn f
German: Wäscheleine f
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Hebrew: ���-���ס� (khevel-kvisa) m
Spanish: cuerda f para tender la ropa

Verb
en-verb|clotheslin|ing

  1. To knock (a person) over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

#:The ref called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back.

Translations

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Category:Football (American)

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