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clue up

clue up verb: to become knowledgeable on a subject.

Verb

clue up (third-person singular simple present clues up, present participle cluing up or clueing up, simple past and past participle clued up)

  1. (intransitive) To become knowledgeable on a subject.
    • We've been cluing up all week, so we'll be ready.
  2. (transitive, passive voice) To make knowledgeable on a subject.
    • That summer course really clued me up on mathematics.
  3. (transitive) Synonym of clew.
    Synonyms:
    clew

Synonyms of clue up

Forms of clue up

third-person singular presentclues up
present participlecluing up
present participleclueing up
past participleclued up
pastclued up

Questions about clue up

What does clue up mean?
Clue up means to become knowledgeable on a subject.
What part of speech is clue up?
Clue up is a verb.
What is the past tense of clue up?
The past tense of clue up is clued up.

Words near clue up in the dictionary

  1. clue card
  2. clue cards
  3. clue in
  4. clue stick
  5. clue sticks
  6. clue up
  7. clue-by-four
  8. clue-by-fours
  9. cluebat
  10. cluebats
  11. cluebie

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