n. | 1. | A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself. | |||||||||
2. | That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery. | ||||||||||
3. | (Naut.) A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
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v. t. | 1. | To direct; to guide, as by a thread. | |||||||||
2. | (Naut.) 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.
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Noun | 1. | clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread |
2. | clew - evidence that helps to solve a problem | |
Verb | 1. | clew - roll into a ball Synonyms: clue |