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clewed up

clewed up is the simple past and past participle of clew up.

Meaning of clew up

Verb

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

  1. (UK, informal) To finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from the nautical term "clew".
    Synonyms:
    finish up

Questions about clewed up

What is clewed up the simple past and past participle of?
Clewed up is the simple past and past participle of clew up.

Words near clewed up in the dictionary

  1. clew up
  2. clew-garnet
  3. clew-garnets
  4. clewed
  5. clewed down
  6. clewed up
  7. Clewell
  8. Clewells
  9. Clewer
  10. clewing
  11. clewing down

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