1. ropes or wires stretched between two points for hanging wet clothes to dry

1. to knock down or tackle someone by hitting them across the neck or chest with an outstretched arm
Usage: sports; informal

Examples

• She hung the wet shirts on the clotheslines in the backyard.
• The apartment building had several clotheslines strung between the fire escapes.
• My grandmother always used clotheslines instead of a dryer to save electricity.
• The football player clotheslines his opponent during the tackle.
• The wrestler clotheslines his rival with a powerful arm swing.
• Strong winds knocked down all the clotheslines in the neighborhood.