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clears one's lines

clears one's lines is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 clears one's lines the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clears one's lines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear one's lines.

Words near clears one's lines in the dictionary

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

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