clothesline
noun
clothes·line
| \ ˈklōz-ˌlīn
also ˈklōt͟hz-\
also ˈklōt͟hz-\
Definition of clothesline
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a line (as of cord) on which clothes may be hung to dry
clothesline
verb
clotheslined;
clotheslining;
clotheslines
Definition of clothesline (Entry 2 of 2)
: to knock down (someone, such as a football player) by catching by the neck with an outstretched arm
Examples of clothesline in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Indonesia’s islands hang off the equator like shirts on a clothesline, so the weather is ideal for riding. — Francisco Martinez, Los Angeles Times, "Life gave you lemons? How a motorbike trip in Indonesia became lemonade," 30 Aug. 2019 The only color comes from clotheslines strung out over the valley. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 Detainees said the sheets can be unfurled for privacy or used as a clothesline. — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, "Bedsheet "nooses" among "serious violations" at California ICE detention facility," 4 Oct. 2018 The new drones use computer vision and machine learning to detect and avoid people or laundry clotheslines in backyards when landing. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Amazon Prime Air delivery drone to start dropping packages 'within months,' officials say," 2 May 2019 There was nothing there but an expanse of gravel and a set of sagging clotheslines on which cottage dwellers hung their wet swimsuits and towels. — Mary Grimm, The New Yorker, "Back Then," 17 June 2019 There was a clothesline in the yard and soda stacked on the side porch. — oregonlive.com, "Canzano: Pat Casey officially out and Oregon State baseball will never be the same," 4 June 2019 But something about the idea of being able to pick the bacon off a clothesline added a layer of intrigue that shouldn’t matter but did. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Turnaround Artist Dave Clawson and Wake Forest Are Cooking With Gas Now," 4 June 2018 One of the things the drone has mastered, according to the company, is detecting utility wires and clotheslines. — Alan Levin, Fortune, "Amazon Reveals Its Latest Delivery Drone Design," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clothesline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for clothesline
clothesline
noun
English Language Learners Definition of clothesline
: a piece of rope or a wire that people hang wet clothes on to dry
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