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/ˈklō(T͟H)zˌlīn/,
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clotheslines, 3rd person singular present; clotheslined, past participle; clotheslining, present participle; clotheslined, past tense;
  1. (chiefly in football and other games) Knock down (a runner) by placing one's outstretched arm in the runner's path at neck level

  1. (clothesline) a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
  2. (Clothesline) A clothes line or washing line is any type of rope, cord, or twine that has been stretched between two points (e.g. two sticks), outside or indoors, above the level of the ground. ...
  3. (clothesline) A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry; To knock (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
  4. (Clothesline) (also picket fence). The 1-2-4-7 or 1-3-6-10 pins still standing after the first ball.
  5. (Clothesline) A dirty tackle perpetrated by a player who strikes the neck of an opponent with an outstretched arm. If a referee sees one of these, it will result in a penalty.
  6. (Clothesline) A group of four pins in a line such as 1-3-6-10.
  7. (Clothesline) An illegal tackle in which a player extends his arm and tackles a player by the neck. These tackles are extremely dangerous and are illegal. Players are automatically ejected if they clothesline another player, and will often be suspended.
  8. (Clothesline) To strike an opponent, often a pass receiver breaking downfield, across the face or neck with an extended forearm. Clotheslining is illegal.
  9. (Clothesline) football jargon for a tackle where a defender hits an opponent high on the body in order to bring them down. Do I hear an Ouch!
  10. We have not framed a specific policy on clotheslines beyond an intent to allow and encourage this form of alternative energy. We definitely intend to have a clothesline near the common house laundry.