"clothespin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-clothespin.ogg [US] Forms: clothespins [plural]
Etymology: From clothes + pin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clothes|pin}} clothes + pin Head templates: {{en-noun}} clothespin (plural clothespins)
  1. A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. Categories (topical): Fasteners Synonyms: clothes peg Derived forms: clothespin vote
    Sense id: en-clothespin-en-noun-fIwimRqq Disambiguation of Fasteners: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9

Verb

Audio: en-us-clothespin.ogg [US] Forms: clothespins [present, singular, third-person], clothespinning [participle, present], clothespinned [participle, past], clothespinned [past]
Etymology: From clothes + pin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clothes|pin}} clothes + pin Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} clothespin (third-person singular simple present clothespins, present participle clothespinning, simple past and past participle clothespinned)
  1. (transitive) To affix with a clothespin. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-clothespin-en-verb-qLwKZqwb

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clothespin meaning in English (3.2kB)

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