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cleared one's lines

cleared one's lines is the simple past and past participle of clear one's lines.

Meaning of clear one's lines

Verb

clear one's lines (third-person singular simple present clears one's lines, present participle clearing one's lines, simple past and past participle cleared one's lines)

  1. (idiomatic) To clear the ball away from a dangerous position.
    • The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign.2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport

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What is cleared one's lines the simple past and past participle of?
Cleared one's lines is the simple past and past participle of clear one's lines.

Words near cleared one's lines in the dictionary

  1. cleardowns
  2. cleare
  3. cleared
  4. cleared away
  5. cleared off
  6. cleared one's lines
  7. cleared one's throat
  8. cleared out
  9. cleared the air
  10. cleared the market
  11. cleared the neighborhood

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