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Verb
/klo͞o/,
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clews, plural;
  1. Haul up the clews of a sail to the yard or into the mast ready for furling

  2. Lower an upper square sail by hauling down on the clew lines while slacking away on the halyard

Noun
  1. The lower or after corner of a sail

  2. The cords by which a hammock is suspended

  3. A ball of thread (used esp. with reference to the thread supposedly used by Theseus to mark his way out of the Cretan labyrinth)

  1. a ball of yarn or cord or thread
  2. clue: roll into a ball
  3. clue: evidence that helps to solve a problem
  4. (clews) the cords used to suspend a hammock
  5. In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
  6. A roughly spherical mass or body; A ball of thread or yarn; Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue; The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or ...
  7. (clewed) adjective - 1. rolled or coiled in to a ball 2. [nautical] with "up," used to describe a square sail with its lower corners raised by means of clew lines
  8. The lower aft corner of a sail.
  9. The aftmost, lowest part of a triangular sail. Expert sailors make all sorts of adjustments to a sail, but beginners can adjust the clew to catch the wind even if they don't have a clue about the finer points of sail trim.
  10. To haul a square sail up to a yard previous to furling by means of clew lines.
  11. Evidence leading to recovery of a missing sail.
  12. The rear corner to which the boom is attached is known as clew.
  13. The part of the sail at the end of the boom where the outhaul ties.
  14. The rearmost corner of a sail, used to set the sail position and / or tension
  15. an indication from the skipper as to what he might do next.
  16. the “back” corner closest to the stern
  17. Bottom rear corner of sail.
  18. An aft (back) corner of a triangular sail.