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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

clew down

clew down · clews down · clewed down · clewing down

To secure an unfurled sailTo secure an unfurled sail.

Meaning

1 senses

To secure an unfurled sail.

Forms

clews down, clewing down, clewed down, clewed down

Base form	clew down · to clew down
3rd person singular	clews down
Present participle	clewing down
Past simple	clewed down
Past participle	clewed down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	clew down
he, she, it	clews down

Past simpleLesson

all persons

clewed down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have clewed down
he, she, it	has clewed down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will clew down

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

clew upTo 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".
clew downTo secure an unfurled sail.

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

clerkA2 cleverA1 cleverly clevernessC1 clickB1

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