Clothesline

Definitions

1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
2. A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
3. 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.
   Canada, US, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Hang⟳ this towel out on the clothesline for me.”

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