clothes pin

Thân thiện

She hangs the wet shirt on the line with a wooden clothes pin.

Definition

Noun A fastener, typically made of wood or plastic, used to secure clothes to a clothesline by pinching them.

Usage

A clothes pin is a simple tool used in household laundry. It functions by clamping onto both a wet garment and the line from which it hangs, preventing the garment from blowing away or falling.

Examples

• Please use a clothes pin to attach the sheet to the line so it doesn't fall.
• She dropped the basket of clothes pins while hanging the laundry.
• The old-fashioned wooden clothes pin is still very effective.

Advanced Usage

• "To peg out the washing": A British English phrase meaning to hang laundry on a line using clothes pins (pegs).
  • She went outside to peg out the washing before the rain came.

Variants and Related Words

• Clothes peg (noun): The more common term in British English for a clothes pin.
  • Can you hand me a clothes peg?
• Peg (noun): A common short form, especially in British English.
  • The shirt was held on the line with a peg.

Synonyms

• Fastener: A general term for any device that holds things together.
• Clip: A device that grips or holds things by pinching.

Related Phrases

• Clothesline (noun): The rope or wire on which wet laundry is hung to dry using clothes pins.
  • He strung the clothesline between two trees.

Học thuật

Noun

1. wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clothespin
• clothes peg