"cly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Probably related to claw; referred by some to Dutch kleed (“a garment”); "to fake a cly" was to take a garment. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cly (plural clies)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A person's pocket. Tags: obsolete, slang Derived forms: clyfaker, clyfaking, frisk someone's cly
    Sense id: en-cly-en-noun-jwxd3wIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb

Forms: clies [present, singular, third-person], clying [participle, present], clied [participle, past], clied [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Probably related to claw; referred by some to Dutch kleed (“a garment”); "to fake a cly" was to take a garment. Head templates: {{en-verb}} cly (third-person singular simple present clies, present participle clying, simple past and past participle clied)
  1. (slang, obsolete, transitive) To seize; to steal. Tags: obsolete, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-cly-en-verb-obs6tnjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cly meaning in English (1.9kB)

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