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clew down

clew down verb: to secure an unfurled sail.

Verb

clew down (third-person singular simple present clews down, present participle clewing down, simple past and past participle clewed down)

  1. To secure an unfurled sail.

Forms of clew down

third-person singular presentclews down
present participleclewing down
past participleclewed down
pastclewed down

Questions about clew down

What does clew down mean?
Clew down means to secure an unfurled sail.
What part of speech is clew down?
Clew down is a verb.
What is the past tense of clew down?
The past tense of clew down is clewed down.

Words near clew down in the dictionary

  1. clevosaurid
  2. clevosaurids
  3. clevosaurs
  4. clevudine
  5. clew
  6. clew down
  7. clew line
  8. clew lines
  9. clew up
  10. clew-garnet
  11. clew-garnets

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