to hang washing on a line

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• hang — vb 1 Hang, suspend, sling, dangle mean to place or be placed so as to be supported at one point or on one side, usually a point or side at the top. Hang typically implies a fastening to an elevated point or line so as to allow motion to what… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hang up — verb a) To put up to hang I hung up my washing on the line b) To terminate a telephone call When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her Syn: release …   Wiktionary

• washing line — washing lines N COUNT A washing line is a strong cord which you can hang wet clothes on while they dry …   English dictionary

• washing line — n [U and C] BrE a piece of string stretched between two poles that you hang wet clothes on so that they can dry outside = ↑clothesline …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• washing — noun 1 cleaning sth with water ADJECTIVE ▪ frequent, repeated ▪ shampoo for frequent washing ▪ good, thorough ▪ After a thorough washing, I cut up the stalks and florets …   Collocations dictionary

• hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hang out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang out clothes that you have washed, you hang them on a clothes line to dry. [V n P] I was worried I wouldn t be able to hang my washing out. [Also V P n (not pron)] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you hang out in a particular place… …   English dictionary

• washing — wash|ing S2 [ˈwɔʃıŋ US ˈwo: , ˈwa: ] n [singular, U] BrE clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed American Equivalent: wash ▪ I really must do the washing (=wash the dirty clothes) this afternoon. ▪ Could you put …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• washing — noun (singular, uncountable) BrE clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed; wash 2 (8) AmE: do the washing (=wash dirty clothes) | put the washing out (=hang it on a washing line) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hang out to dry —    American    to be exposed publicly to protect others    Left on the washing line:     Mitchell and Dean gave him assurances that he wouldn t be left to hang out to dry. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991)    Whence a hang out, such a stratagem:     Is …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms