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clearing one's lines

clearing one's lines is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about clearing one's lines

What is clearing one's lines the present participle and gerund of?
Clearing one's lines is the present participle and gerund of clear one's lines.

Words near clearing one's lines in the dictionary

  1. clearing house
  2. clearing houses
  3. clearing nut
  4. clearing nuts
  5. clearing off
  6. clearing one's lines
  7. clearing one's throat
  8. clearing out
  9. clearing saw
  10. clearing saws
  11. clearing station

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