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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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The more enterprising strung up clotheslines between palm trees and hung bedsheets for impromptu shelters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
At one point, as part of the show, Feldman had to pretend to get clotheslined by a wrestler.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
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Noun
This led to The War Raiders winning with a springboard clothesline/German Suplex combo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The more enterprising strung up clotheslines between palm trees and hung bedsheets for impromptu shelters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Verb
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
At one point, as part of the show, Feldman had to pretend to get clotheslined by a wrestler.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Clothesline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothesline. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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