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clues up

clues up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clue up.

Meaning of clue up

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

Questions about clues up

What is clues up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clues up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clue up.

Words near clues up in the dictionary

  1. cluelessness
  2. cluelike
  3. cluemanship
  4. clues
  5. clues in
  6. clues up
  7. cluestick
  8. cluesticks
  9. cluey
  10. Cluff
  11. Cluffs

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