A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
Give me a clue because the question is too vague.
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
The detectives were looking for some clues at the scene of the crime.
To provide with a clue.
The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should".
To provide someone with information which they lack (often used with "in" or "up").
The board game Cluedo whose goal is to solve the mystery of a fictitious murder.
Variant of clew (“a ball of thread or yarn”), from Middle English clewe, from Old English clīewen (“ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô (“ball, bale”), fro...
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Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.
Alternative form of clew.
If the lee-side of the sail were clued up, the risk would be small compared with what it would be were the sheet nearly aft and the whole sail full of wind on starting the tack.