clothesline

== English == === Alternative forms === clothes line (UK) === Etymology === From clothes +‎ line. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: klōthz'līn, IPA(key): /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/ (US) enPR: klōthz'līn, IPA(key): /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/ === Noun === clothesline (plural clotheslines) A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry. Synonym: washing line Coordinate term: clotheshorse A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist. (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking 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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === clothesline (third-person singular simple present clotheslines, present participle clotheslining, simple past and past participle clotheslined) (Canada, US, Australia, informal, transitive) To knock (a person) over by striking them across the neck or upper body with an outstretched arm, mimicking the motion of running into a low clothesline. === Further reading === “clothesline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. clothesline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia