Clothes line

noun

Definitions

1.nounA rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.

"Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me."

2.nounA structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.

3.nounThe 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.

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