clothesline
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Synonyms: clothes line, clothespin, clotheslines, clothespins, clotheslined
Antonyms: clothes line, clothespin, clotheslines, clothespins, clotheslined
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Noun
- A [[rope]] or [[cord]] tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
- A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a [[Hills hoist]].
- {{lb|en|North America|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.
Verb
- {{lb|en|North America|Australia|informal|transitive}} To [[knock]] (a person) over by striking them across the [[neck]] or [[upper body]] with an [[outstretched]] [[arm]], [[mimick]]ing the [[motion]] of [[run]]ning into a low clothesline.
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