slue
1or slew
[ sloo ]
/ slu /
verb (used with object), slued, slu·ing.
to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
to swing around.
verb (used without object), slued, slu·ing.
to turn about; swing around.
noun
the act of sluing.
a position slued to.
RELATED WORDS
swerve, glide, drift, slip, veer, deflect, stray, skid, lurch, decline, plummet, recede, tumble, sag, slump, spiral, reach, plunge, sink, fall
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Origin of slue
1First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain
slue
2[ sloo ]
/ slu /
noun Informal.
slue
3[ sloo ]
/ slu /
noun
slew
2or slue
[ sloo ]
/ slu /
noun Informal.
a large number or quantity: a whole slew of people.
Origin of slew
21830–40, Americanism; < Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host
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Examples from the Web for slue
slue
1/ (sluː) /
noun, verb
a variant spelling (esp US) of slew 2
noun
a variant spelling of slough 1 (def. 2)
noun
US informal a variant spelling of slew 4
slew
1/ (sluː) /
verb
the past tense of slay
slew
2esp US slue
/ (sluː) /
verb
to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardlyhe slewed around in his chair
nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
noun
the act of slewing
Word Origin for slew
C18: of unknown origin
slew
3/ (sluː) /
noun
a variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1 (def. 2)
slew
4slue
/ (sluː) /
noun
informal, mainly US and Canadian a great number or amount; a lot
Word Origin for slew
C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army
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