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clews up

clews up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 clews up

What is clews up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clews up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clew up.

Words near clews up in the dictionary

  1. clewless
  2. clewline
  3. clewlines
  4. clews
  5. clews down
  6. clews up
  7. Clewses
  8. Clex
  9. Clexa
  10. Clexana
  11. cley

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