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clue1 (klōō)

[Variant of clew1 (from Theseus's use of a ball of thread as a guide through the Cretan labyrinth).]

noun 

Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.

transitive verb: clued, clue·ing or clu·ing, clues. 

To give (someone) guiding information: Clue me in on what's happening.
clue2 (klōō)

Nautical

noun 

Variant of clew1

verb 

Variant of clew1
clew1 (klōō)

[Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]

noun 

  1. A ball of yarn or thread.
  2. Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.
  3. The cords by which a hammock is suspended.
  4. Nautical
    1. One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
    2. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
    3. A metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail.

transitive verb: clewed, clew·ing, clews. 

  1. To roll or coil into a ball.
  2. Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.