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Clothesline vs Washline - What's the difference?

clothesline | washline |

As nouns the difference between clothesline and washline

is that clothesline is a rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry while washline is washing line, clothesline.

As a verb clothesline

is 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

English

(wikipedia clothesline)

Alternative forms

* clothes line (UK )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry
    • Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.

    Synonyms

    * washing line

    Verb

    (clotheslin)
  • 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.

    washline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) washing line, clothesline