Definition of Clew in English :

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Clew meaning in English

Meaning of Clew in English

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Clew

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Noun

1. clew

a ball of yarn or cord or thread

2. clew, clue, cue

evidence that helps to solve a problem

Verb

3. clew, clue

roll into a ball

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Clew

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noun
1. 
a ball of thread, yarn, or twine
2. nautical
either of the lower corners of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
3. (usually plural)
the rigging of a hammock
4.  a rare variant of clue
verb
5. (transitive)
to coil or roll into a ball

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Clew

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noun
1. 
a ball of thread or yarn: in Greek legend, a thread is used by Theseus as a guide out of the labyrinth
2.  archaic sp. of
clue
3.  Nautical
a. 
either of the lower corners of a square sail
b. 
the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
c.  [pl.]
a combination of lines by which a hammock is hung
verb transitive
4. 
to wind (up) into a ball
5. 
clue

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Clew

see synonyms of clew
n.
1. A ball of yarn or thread.
2. Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.
3. clews The cords by which a hammock is suspended.
4. also clue Nautical
a. One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
b. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
tr.v. clewed, clew·ing, clews
1. To roll or coil into a ball.
2. also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.
n. & v.
Chiefly British
Variant of clue1.

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