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   slew

   /sluː/

   verb

   • 1. turn or slide violently or uncontrollably: "the Renault slewed from side to side in the snow"
   • 2. (of an electronic device) undergo slewing.

   noun

   • 1. a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement: "I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.

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   The meaning of SLEW is a large number. How to use slew in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Slew can be a noun meaning a large amount or number, or a verb meaning to turn or be turned round suddenly and awkwardly. Learn how to use slew in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Of all the many nouns referring to a large group of things, one of the most fun is slew, as in "I saw a whole slew of birds in the tree by the river."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLEW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Slew can be the past tense of slay, a verb meaning to slide or twist, or a noun meaning a large number or amount. See different spellings, pronunciations, and examples of slew in British and American English.

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   What does Slue mean?

   • To turn (a thing) round upon its own axis, or without shifting it from its place; also loosely, to swing round: 1.a. Nautical and Military. To Slue, is to turn any cylindrical or conical piece of timber about its axis, without removing it. Slue the boom with the block up. To slue up the other reefs. Slue the mast round.

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   What does slewing mean?

   • 1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slewed the swivel chair around; slewing the boom of a crane. 2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slewed the car around. 1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James). 2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid. n. The act of slewing.

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   What is a slew of things?

   • A slew of things is a large number of them. They dealt with a slew of other issues. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is the past tense of slew?

   • 1. Slew is the past tense of slay. If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. The bus slewed sideways. [VERB adverb/preposition] A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path. [VERB adverb/preposition] He slewed the car against the side of the building. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] A slew of things is a large number of them.

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   What does slewed mean?

   • 1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James). 2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid. n. The act of slewing. [Origin unknown.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is a slew noun?

   • Of all the many nouns referring to a large group of things, one of the most fun is slew, as in "I saw a whole slew of birds in the tree by the river." American English is constantly evolving, its richness coming from the many languages feeding into it. The noun slew, for instance, is from the Irish Gaelic sluagh, meaning "multitude."

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   Slew can be a noun meaning a large amount or number, or a verb meaning to turn sharply or rotate. It can also be a past tense of slay or a variant of slough. See examples, synonyms and translations.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLEW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SLEW meaning: 1. a large amount or number: 2. (of a vehicle) to turn or be turned round suddenly and awkwardly…. Learn more.

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    slew is in frequency band 4, which contains words occurring between 0.1 and 1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.