"clew up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clews up [present, singular, third-person], clewing up [participle, present], clewed up [participle, past], clewed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clew up (third-person singular simple present clews up, present participle clewing up, simple past and past participle clewed up)
  1. (UK, informal) 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". Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: finish up [UK]
    Sense id: en-clew_up-en-verb-6yceeZIo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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