clotheslined; clotheslining; clotheslines
: to knock down (someone, such as a football player) by catching by the neck with an outstretched arm
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Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Remove it from the dryer while still slightly damp, then hang it on a clothesline or lay flat to finish air drying.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Travis Jones beat guard Ben Cleveland inside and nearly clotheslined Henry to make the stop.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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Noun
The clothes that Khaled had worn in detention were hanging behind them on a makeshift clothesline.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Remove it from the dryer while still slightly damp, then hang it on a clothesline or lay flat to finish air drying.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
She gets instantly clotheslined.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Travis Jones beat guard Ben Cleveland inside and nearly clotheslined Henry to make the stop.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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“Clothesline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothesline. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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