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slew

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slew 1 also slue  (sl)
n. Informal
A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.

[Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude, from Old Irish slúag.]

slew 2  (sl)
v.
Past tense of slay.

slew 3  (sl)
n.
Variant of slough1.

slew 4  (sl)
v. & n.
Variant of slue1.

slew1
vb
the past tense of slay

slew2 esp US, slue [sluː]
vb
1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly he slewed around in his chair
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
n
the act of slewing
[of unknown origin]

slew3
n
a variant spelling (esp US) of slough1 [2]

slew4, slue [sluː]
n
Informal chiefly US and Canadian a great number or amount; a lot
[from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slewslew - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Verb1.slewslew - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
peel off - leave a formation
yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
2.slew - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"
skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
Translations
slew1 [sluː] (also to slew round)
A. VTtorcer
to slew sth to the lefttorcer algo a la izquierda
to be slewedtener una buena curda or melopea
B. VItorcerse

slew3 [sluː] N (esp US) (= range) → montón m

slew [ˈsluː]
vi (also slew round) → déraper
The bus slewed across the road → Le bus a dérapé et s'est retrouvé de l'autre côté de la route.
pt of slay

slew1, (US) slue (also slew round)
vt crane, lorry(herum)schwenken; headdrehen; to slew something to the leftetw nach links schwenken
vi(herum)schwenken; to slew to the left/rightnach links/rechts schwenken

slew2, (US) slue
n (inf)Haufen m (inf)

slew2 slue (Am) [sluː] vi (also slew round) → rigirarsi
slew2 slue (Am) [sluː] vi (also slew round) → rigirarsi

slew slay
slew1
v slew [sluː]
to (cause to) turn or swing in a certain direction The car skidded and slewed across the road. draai يَلُف، يَلْتَف обръщам (се) otočit se svinge; dreje sich drehen περιστρέφομαι torcer pöörduma, pöörama چرخاندن pyörähtää, pyöräyttää déraper לְהִסתוֹבֵב बलपूर्वक मोड़ना, घुमाना okrenuti u suprotnom smjeru, okrenuti se megperdül membelok snúast sbandare 回る (미끄러져) 회전하다 pa(si)sukti pagriezt; sagriezt; pagriezties; sagriezties berpusing zwenken dreie, svinge obracać się virar a derapa круто поворачивать(ся) otočiť sa obrniti (se) naglo okrenuti svänga runt หมุน dön(dür)mek, savrulmak 旋轉 обертатися; повертатися quay, xoay, vặn


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When they had admitted him into the cote, they found that he made more havoc and slew a larger number of them in one day than the Kite could pounce upon in a whole year.
Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius.
The girl has told her that he is of wondrous beauty and of such prowess that alone he slew seven of the First Born, and with his bare hands took Xodar captive, binding him with his own harness.
 
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