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clothesline::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cord |
Examples of clothesline
clothesline
Soldiers found Iraqi soldiers'clothes still hanging from a clothesline, he said.
From the edition.cnn.com
I offered to build a clothesline in the garage, but that was unacceptable to her.
From the post-gazette.com
How does one omit Jared Tomich's clothesline sacks of a Kansas State quarterback?
From the omaha.com
Lisa Keeney, who lives in the Boston Road area, is an outdoor clothesline user.
From the kentucky.com
To really conserve, dry clothes on an old-fashioned wooden rack or clothesline.
From the boston.com
You might not expect a clothesline to be a controversial topic, but it can be.
From the kentucky.com
Don't mock these people, or I will piledrive, clothesline and strong-man slam you.
From the orlandosentinel.com
That's as good a clothesline as any on which to hang these fascinating events.
From the chron.com
Laundry hung on a clothesline, and power tools sat quietly on Jerry's work tables.
From the stltoday.com
- A cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- A clothes line or washing line is any type of rope, cord, or twine that has been stretched between two points (e.g. two sticks), outside or indoors, above the level of the ground. Clothing that has recently been washed is hung along the line to dry, using clothes pegs or clothes pins. ...
- A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry; 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
- (clotheslined) v. the act of catching an upper body part (e.g. the neck) on a low piece of vegetation, resulting in separation of the rider from the bike.
- (clotheslines) We have not framed a specific policy on clotheslines beyond an intent to allow and encourage this form of alternative energy. We definitely intend to have a clothesline near the common house laundry.
- (also picket fence). The 1-2-4-7 or 1-3-6-10 pins still standing after the first ball.
- An illegal tackle in which a player extends his arm and tackles a player by the neck. These tackles are extremely dangerous and are illegal. Players are automatically ejected if they clothesline another player, and will often be suspended.
- A group of four pins in a line such as 1-3-6-10.
- To strike an opponent, often a pass receiver breaking downfield, across the face or neck with an extended forearm. Clotheslining is illegal.
