clothesline

«clothesline» in Mova's school dictionary: hung to dry — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a clothesline, clotheslines); verb (sport/slang) clothesline

meaning for a pupil

1) A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry. tree →

2) (sport, informal) To knock someone over by hitting them across the neck or chest with an outstretched arm; it is dangerous and against the rules. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and science: clothes dry on the clothesline because water evaporates in sun and wind. Phrases: hang out the washing, peg on the clothesline. Australia: rotary clothesline (Hills Hoist).

examples

• Mum hung the sheets on the clothesline. tree →
• The wet towels dried quickly on the clothesline in the wind. tree →
• Use pegs to keep the clothes on the line. tree →
• A bird sat on the clothesline. tree →
• The rugby player was penalised for a clothesline tackle. tree →
• The clothesline stretched across the garden. tree →

note

One word (also clothes line). In the UK, also «washing line». Pegs (UK/Australia) are called clothespins in the US. In science, washing dries faster when it is warm, windy and dry.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clothesline» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.