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Definition of Clew
1. Verb. Roll into a ball.
2. Noun. A ball of yarn or cord or thread.
3. Noun. Evidence that helps to solve a problem.
Definition of Clew
1. n. A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.
2. v. t. To direct; to guide, as by a thread.
Definition of Clew
1. Noun. (obsolete) A roughly spherical mass or body. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn. ¹
3. Noun. Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue. ¹
4. Noun. (nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangular sail, the '''clew''' is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction. ¹
5. Noun. (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail. ¹
6. Noun. (nautical in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock. ¹
7. Noun. (archaic form of clue) ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) to roll into a ball ¹
9. Verb. (nautical) ''(transitive and intransitive)'' to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clew
1. to roll into a ball [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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