English Explanatory Dictionary

clew up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from the nautical term "clew".

Word forms

clew up clews up clewing up clewed up

Synonyms

finish up
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