(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.

(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.

plural of clothes shop

An impermeable sheet of material meant to catch paint or other hard-to-clean substances.

(Canada, US, informal, transitive) 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.

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.

(intransitive, slang) To be just on the point of soiling oneself.

(transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. / (figuratively) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.

A burial shroud.