clew up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kloo uhp]
- /klu ʌp/
- /kluː ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kloo uhp]
- /klu ʌp/

Definitions of clew up words

verb clew up to furl (a square sail) by gathering its clews up to the yard by means of clew lines 3
noun clew up clue (def 1). 1
noun clew up Nautical. either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail. 1
noun clew up a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc. 1
noun clew up Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock. 1
noun clew up Theater. a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line. 1

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Origin of clew up

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English clewe, Old English cleowen, cliewen, equivalent to cliew- (cognate with Old High German kliu ball) + -en -en5; akin to Dutch kluwen

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Parts of speech for Clew up

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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clew up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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