how to pronounce clothesline

/ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/

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clothesline is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of clothesline in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and the clothesline itself the little …”

meanings of clothesline

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.
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:

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.

clothesline frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word clothesline occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.