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How to pronounce “clothesline”
Hear “clothesline” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for clothesline
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of clothesline with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How the jump rope got its rhythm
It can be made out of rope, a clothesline, twine.
- Definition summary
- A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce clothesline
How the jump rope got its rhythm

It can be made out of rope, a clothesline, twine.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “clothesline”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
- A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
- (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking 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.
- [Verb]
- (Canada, US, informal, transitive) To knock (a person) over by striking them across the neck or upper body with an outstretched arm, mimicking the motion of running into a low clothesline.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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