clothesline

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/    美 /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
    — Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.
  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
动词 v.
  1. 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. Australia,Canada,US,informal,transitive
    — The referee called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back.

词形变化

clotheslines plural clothes line alternative,UK clotheslines present,singular,third-person clotheslining participle,present clotheslined participle,past clotheslined past clothes line alternative,UK

词汇关系

相关词
clotheshorse clothes peg

词源

词源 1
From clothes + line.
词源 2
From clothes + line.
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