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- Dictionaryslew/sluː/
verb
- 1. turn or slide violently or uncontrollably: "the Renault slewed from side to side in the snow"
- 2. (of an electronic device) undergo slewing.
noun
- 1. a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement: "I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van"
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SLEW definition: 1. a large amount or number: 2. (of a vehicle) to turn or be turned round suddenly and awkwardly…. Learn more.
1. : to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis. 2. : to cause to skid : veer. slew a car around a turn. intransitive verb.
noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. “a slew of journalists” synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad. see more. verb.
Slew definition: simple past tense of slay. . See examples of SLEW used in a sentence.
1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slewed the swivel chair around; slewing the boom of a crane. 2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slewed the car around. v.intr. 1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James). 2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid. n.
1. Slew is the past tense of slay. 2. verb. If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. The bus slewed sideways. [VERB adverb/preposition] A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path. [VERB adverb/preposition] He slewed the car against the side of the building. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
noun. slews. Slough. Webster's New World. Slue. Webster's New World. A large number, group, or amount. A slew of reporters at the crime scene. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The act of slewing. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A device used for slaying. Wiktionary. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms: multiplicity. million. jillion
SLEW meaning: past tense of slay. Learn more.
slew meaning, definition, what is slew: to turn or slide in a different directio...: Learn more.
slew 1 /slu/ USA pronunciation v. pt. of slay. slew 2 /slu/ USA pronunciation n. [Informal.] a large number or quantity: A whole slew of people showed up. slew 3 /slu/ USA pronunciation v. [no object] to slide, skid, or turn very suddenly: The car slewed across the road.
