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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.
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]
Jun 2, 2024 · slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed) (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
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
Definition of slew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Slew definition: simple past tense of slay. . See examples of SLEW used in a sentence.
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.
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.
