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
| Noun | 1. |  slew - (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"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight 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 |
| Verb | 1. |  slew - 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)
slew3 [sluː] N (esp US) (= range) → montón m
A. VT → torcer
to slew sth to the left → torcer algo a la izquierda
to be slewed → tener una buena curda or melopea
to slew sth to the left → torcer algo a la izquierda
to be slewed → tener una buena curda or melopea
B. VI → torcerse
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.
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)
slew2, (US) slue
vt crane, lorry → (herum)schwenken; head → drehen; to slew something to the left → etw nach links 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
slew2 slue (Am) [sluː] vi (also slew round) → rigirarsi
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 旋转
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