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verb \ˈslü\
: to turn or slide in another direction very quickly
Full Definition of SLEW
transitive verb
1
: to turn (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
1
: to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot
2
: skid
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Variants of SLEW
slew also slue \ˈslü\
Origin of SLEW
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1769
Rhymes with SLEW
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
4slew
noun
: a large number of people or things
Full Definition of SLEW
: a large number <a slew of books>
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Origin of SLEW
perhaps from Irish slua army, host, throng, from Old Irish slúag; akin to Lithuanian slaugyti to tend
First Known Use: 1839
Related to SLEW
- Synonyms
- abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, lot, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard
SLEW Defined for Kids
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Definition of SLEW for Kids
past of slay
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