Definition of clothesline:
(n) :
a rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry
"hang this towel out on the clothesline for me."
(v) :
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
"the ref called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back."
Definition of clothesline:
(n) :
a rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry
"hang this towel out on the clothesline for me."
(v) :
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
"the ref called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back."