Meaning of "clew up" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CLEW UP

clew up

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEW UP

Clew up is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clew up in English.

WHAT DOES CLEW UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clew up in the English dictionary

The definition of clew up in the dictionary is to furl by gathering its clews up to the yard by means of clew lines.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLEW UP

PRESENT

Present

I clew up

you clew up

he/she/it clews up

we clew up

you clew up

they clew up

Present continuous

I am clewing up

you are clewing up

he/she/it is clewing up

we are clewing up

you are clewing up

they are clewing up

Present perfect

I have clewed up

you have clewed up

he/she/it has clewed up

we have clewed up

you have clewed up

they have clewed up

Present perfect continuous

I have been clewing up

you have been clewing up

he/she/it has been clewing up

we have been clewing up

you have been clewing up

they have been clewing up

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clewed up

you clewed up

he/she/it clewed up

we clewed up

you clewed up

they clewed up

Past continuous

I was clewing up

you were clewing up

he/she/it was clewing up

we were clewing up

you were clewing up

they were clewing up

Past perfect

I had clewed up

you had clewed up

he/she/it had clewed up

we had clewed up

you had clewed up

they had clewed up

Past perfect continuous

I had been clewing up

you had been clewing up

he/she/it had been clewing up

we had been clewing up

you had been clewing up

they had been clewing up

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will clew up

you will clew up

he/she/it will clew up

we will clew up

you will clew up

they will clew up

Future continuous

I will be clewing up

you will be clewing up

he/she/it will be clewing up

we will be clewing up

you will be clewing up

they will be clewing up

Future perfect

I will have clewed up

you will have clewed up

he/she/it will have clewed up

we will have clewed up

you will have clewed up

they will have clewed up

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clewing up

you will have been clewing up

he/she/it will have been clewing up

we will have been clewing up

you will have been clewing up

they will have been clewing up

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clew up

you would clew up

he/she/it would clew up

we would clew up

you would clew up

they would clew up

Conditional continuous

I would be clewing up

you would be clewing up

he/she/it would be clewing up

we would be clewing up

you would be clewing up

they would be clewing up

Conditional perfect

I would have clew up

you would have clew up

he/she/it would have clew up

we would have clew up

you would have clew up

they would have clew up

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clewing up

you would have been clewing up

he/she/it would have been clewing up

we would have been clewing up

you would have been clewing up

they would have been clewing up

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clew up
we let´s clew up
you clew up

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clew up

Past participle

clewed up

Present Participle

clewing up

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CLEW UP

Find out the translation of clew up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clew up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clew up» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 提示了
• Translator English - Spanish: clew hasta
• English: clew up
• Translator English - Hindi: ऊपर Clew
• Translator English - Arabic: كلو تصل
• Translator English - Russian: сматывают
• Translator English - Portuguese: clew -se
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্লাউড আপ
• Translator English - French: rancarder
• Translator English - Malay: Cakap
• Translator English - German: Schothorn bis
• Translator English - Japanese: アップクリュー
• Translator English - Korean: 최대 줄거리
• Translator English - Javanese: Clew up
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Clew lên
• Translator English - Tamil: கிளீன் அப்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्लू अप करा
• Translator English - Turkish: Temizlemek
• Translator English - Italian: bugna up
• Translator English - Polish: clew się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: змотують
• Translator English - Romanian: ghem
• Translator English - Greek: μίτο μέχρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: knot up
• Translator English - Swedish: skothornet upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: Clew opp

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEW UP»

Discover the use of clew up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clew up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dictionary of Newfoundland English

Phr clew up: to cease (doing something); to complete or finish (an action, task, etc ). [1923] 1946 PRATT 175 "The Cachalot": 'Clew up you gab!' / 'Let go that mast! / There'll be row enough when you get him fast.' 1938 MACDERMOTT 143 ...

George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990

Dana's seamen's friend: containing a treatise on practical ...

In taking in a close-reefed topsail in a gale of wind, the most general practice is to clew up to windward, keeping the sail full : then lower away the halyards, and ease off the lee sheet ; clew the yard down, and haul up briskly on the lee clewline ...

Richard Henry Dana, 1862

Reynold's code: polyglot nautical telegraph, revised by F.G. ...

3.887 To clew up the main royal. 3.889 To = the fore royal. 3.890 To = the mizen royal. , 3.891 To = the main sail. 3.892 To clew the main-top sail. 3.893 To=the fore-top sail. 3.894 To = the fore sail. 3.895 To clew up the maintop gallant sail.

Charles de Reynold-Chauvancy, Francis Guillemard Simpkinson, 1855

The seaman's friend

In taking in a close-reefed topsail in a gale of wind, the most general practice is to clew up to windward, keeping the sail full ; then lower away the halyards, and ease off the lee sheet ; clew the yard down, and haul up briskly on the lee clewline ...

Richard Henry Dana, 1841

Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated ...

Clew up to windward ! Mind the weather helm to keep the sail from shaking. When the weather clew is up, Ease away the lee sheet, clew up to leeward ! Eunning up the bunt lines at the same time, bracing aback and clewing down the yard the ...

Stephen Bleecker Luce, 1866

All the Brave Fellows

To clew up is to haul the corners of the sail up to the yard by means of the clewlines. clewline: pronounced clew-lin. A line running from the clew of a square sail to the yard above and used to haul the clew up, generally in preparation for furling ...

James L. Nelson, 2001

Sailors and saints: or matrimonial manœvres

Clew-up— haul-down !" cried the captain, with increased earnestness. "Don't start the top gallant sheets, till the yards arc down on the cap," bawled the master. '"Ease away the lower-studden-sail haliards — clew down — clew down the ...

William Nugent Glascock, 1829

Captain Scraggs; Or, the Green-Pea Pirates

"Clew up them royals." He lashed the wheel and they brought the clewlines again to the winch head. The ship was falling off a little before the fore-royal was clewed up, so Mr. Gibney ran back to the wheel and put her on her course again  ...

Peter B. Kyne, 2003

Nautical Routine and Stowage with short rules in navigation

WIND FREE—TIDE EBB—ANCHOR HEAD TO TIDE. Make all preparations for anchoring the ship, and reduce sail to topsails as she approaches her berth. When near the desired position, clew up, haul down the jib, and stream the buoy.

John McLeod MURPHY (and JEFFERS (William N.)), William N. JEFFERS, 1849

The Kedge Anchor; or, Young Sailors' Assistant

If the fore-yard, get the ship before the wind, haul up the foresail, clew up the topsail, take in all sail on the mizen-mast, unreeve the foretopsail sheets and board them on deck ; bring her on your course again, and haul the bowlines.

William Brady, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEW UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clew up is used in the context of the following news items.

Taking it to the street

Play starts 8 a.m. Saturday and runs until 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Teams are back at it 8 a.m. Sunday to clew up round-robin games, at which time ... «The Telegram, Jun 15»

Courting the talent

English heads back to Charlottetown today to clew up some things at UPEI. He officially starts at Memorial next Monday. rshort@thetelegram. «The Telegram, Jun 15»

IceCaps limp home following rough road trip

The IceCaps clew up their regular season — and possibly their four-year run in St. John's as the Winnipeg Jets' affiliate — at Mile One Centre ... «The Telegram, Mar 15»

Fresh start for Heart's Content church

The society hopes to see work start this April and clew up in October. Rockwood and Warren would like to see the building used to help ... «Newfoundland and Labrador Compass, Feb 15»

Whaleship Charles W. Morgan arrives at Vineyard Haven

Rounding West Chop, Captain Files chose to take a hitch into Vineyard Haven Harbor, before turning around clew up his sails and take Sirius ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jun 14»

Someone with a lot of pull must be praying for snow

I'll clew up with a tale of both humour and caution from that record-setting winter — mid-February 2001, to be as precise, as memory permits. «The Telegram, Jan 14»

The Queen of the Southern Shore

My Guardian Angel waited for the paddlers to clew up their investigation of the arch in Gentlemans Cove and then, one by one, Stan Sr. and his ... «The Telegram, Aug 13»

Igor damage still evident in places

... the provincial government is preparing to spend $20 million over several months to clew up infrastructure repairs necessitated by the storm. «The Telegram, Apr 12»

Looking to win medals and make friends

The Games, which clew up next Saturday, will attract 1,000 athletes, coaches and mission staff from across the country, in seven sports. «The Telegram, Feb 12»

Emily Alexander anxiously awaits another tough challenge

The international tournament got underway Tuesday and doesn't clew up until Dec. 18 so Alexander will get to see some of the action. “I will be ... «Western Star, Dec 11»