Thesaurus: clew

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1. n. Alt. of Clue
2. n. To direct; to guide, as by a thread.
3. n. To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard.
4. n. a ball of yarn or cord or thread
5. n. evidence that helps to solve a problem
6. v. roll into a ball
7. To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets,clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to theyard. To clew down (Naut.), to force (a yard) down by hauling on theclew lines.-- To clew up (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard, as forfurling.
8. n. a ball of yarn or cord or thread