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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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Rollins nearly took advantage to grab the briefcase, but Knight interfered and hit him with a clothesline.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Jax Taylor needs to be bragging, shouting, bossing people around, and generally setting himself up to be clotheslined by fate at every opportunity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Linen can be line dried on a clothesline, but the sheets will dry stiffer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Rollins nearly took advantage to grab the briefcase, but Knight interfered and hit him with a clothesline.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Verb
Travis Jones beat guard Ben Cleveland inside and nearly clotheslined Henry to make the stop.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Jax Taylor needs to be bragging, shouting, bossing people around, and generally setting himself up to be clotheslined by fate at every opportunity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for clothesline
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“Clothesline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothesline. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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