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slue

1

or 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.

Words related to slue

swerve, glide, drift, slip, veer, deflect, stray, skid, lurch, decline, plummet, recede, tumble, sag, slump, spiral, reach, plunge, sink, fall

Words nearby slue

slubberdegullion, sludge, sludgeworm, sludging, sludgy, slue, sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard

Origin of slue

1
First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for slued (1 of 3)

slue1
/ (sluː) /

noun, verb

a variant spelling (esp US) of slew 2

British Dictionary definitions for slued (2 of 3)

slue2
/ (sluː) /

noun

a variant spelling of slough 1 (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for slued (3 of 3)

slue3
/ (sluː) /

noun

US informal a variant spelling of slew 4
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