clothesline
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clothesline
- /ˈkləʊ(ð)zlaɪn/ UK
- /ˈkloʊ(ð)zlaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From clothes + line.
noun clotheslines · clothes line
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A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.
Similar: washing line
- A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
- 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 clotheslines · clotheslining · clotheslined · clothes line
- 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. The referee called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back.
Translations
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noun a rope or cord for drying clothes
| Español | cuerda para tender la ropa, tendal, tendedero, tenderete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빨랫줄 ppallaetjul |
| 日本語 | 物干し綱 monohoshizuna, 物干し monohoshi |
| 中文 | 曬衣繩 /晒衣绳 shàiyīshéng, 晾衣繩 /晾衣绳 liàngyīshéng |
| Português | varal, estendal, estendedouro, tendal |
| Français | corde à linge |
| Deutsch | Wäscheleine |
| Italiano | linea di vestiti |
| Ελληνικά | σκοινί για άπλωμα ρούχων skoiní gia áploma roúchon |
| Русский | бельева́я верёвка belʹjevája verjóvka |
| עברית | חבל־כביסה khevel-kvisa |
Talk about this word "clothesline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clothesline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clothesline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clothesline "clothesline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clothesline.Cite this
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title = {clothesline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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