- 1. n. Alt. of Clue Source: opted
- 2. n. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 4. n. a ball of yarn or cord or thread Source: wordnet
- 5. n. evidence that helps to solve a problem Source: wordnet
- 6. v. roll into a ball Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: adambom
- 8. n. a ball of yarn or cord or thread Source: ecdict
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