clue up

verb

To become knowledgeable on a subject.

“We've been cluing up all week, so we'll be ready.”

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Meanings

verbclue up (third-person singular simple present clues up, present participle cluing up or clueing up, simple past and past participle clued up)

present singular third person clues up · participle present cluing up · participle present clueing up · participle past clued up · past clued up

  1. intransitiveTo become knowledgeable on a subject.

    We've been cluing up all week, so we'll be ready.

  2. transitivepassive voiceTo make knowledgeable on a subject.

    That summer course really clued me up on mathematics.

  3. transitivenauticalSynonym of clew.

    Synonyms: clew

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of clew.

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Cite this entry
APA

clue up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clue%20up

MLA

“clue up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clue%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clue up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clue%20up.

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