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Definition clue

Etymology

Variant of clew (“a ball of thread or yarn”), from Middle English clewe, from Old English cl?owen, cl?ewen (“sphere, ball, skein; ball of thread or yarn; mass, group”), from Proto-Germanic *kliuw?n?, *klewô (“ball, bale”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to amass, conglomerate; clump, ball, bale”). Sense evolution with reference to the one which the mythical Theseus used to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. More at clew.

Noun

clue (plural clues)

1. (now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
2. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
3. An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
4. (slang) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

Verb

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

1. To provide with a clue.
2. To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").

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