slew

¹

[sloo]

verb

1. simple past tense of slay.

slew

²

Or slue

[sloo]

noun

Informal.

1. a large number or quantity.

   a whole slew of people.

slew

¹

/ sluː /

verb

1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly

   he slewed around in his chair

2. nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step

noun

1. the act of slewing

slew

²

/ sluː /

verb

1. the past tense of slay

slew

³

/ sluː /

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1

slew

⁴

/ sluː /

noun

1. informal,  a great number or amount; a lot

Word History and Origins

Origin of slew¹

1830–40, < Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host

Word History and Origins

Origin of slew¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of slew²

C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army

Example Sentences

After a slew of problems in recent years, including two fatal crashes and a CEO change, Boeing has said it is prioritizing operational quality.

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I scale the fence and fall onto the other side, but not without a slew of cuts on my arms and some newly distressed jeans.

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Bitcoin and its peers weren’t benefiting from the same trend, which probably signals the market is still relatively cautious ahead of a slew of economic data that had been delayed by the government shutdown.

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The Chargers have found ways to win despite a slew of injuries along the offensive line.

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But a closer look at the sectors and individual stocks shows a rotation away from Big Tech and a slew of double-digit percentage declines for individual stocks.

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Related Words

• abundance 
• aggregation 
• batch 
• bunch 
• bundle 
• multiplicity 
• plenty 
• profusion 
• ream 
• scad