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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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   What is the meaning of slew in English?

   • Slew is a verb meaning "to turn, veer, or skid". It is not related to the past tense of the verb slay or the spelling variant of slough.

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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 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 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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   Where did slew come from?

   • Slew appeared as an American colloquialism in the early 19th century. Its origins are unclear, but it is perhaps taken from the Irish slua, a descendant of Old Irish slúag, meaning "army," "host," or "throng." Slew has several homographs (words that are spelled alike but different in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation) in English.

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   How do you use slew in a sentence?

   • You can use “slew” to talk about a big group of things—again, not always negative, but usually not positive. I’m writing this episode from my hotel room high above Times Square in New York, and I can tell you, there are a slew of people down there. Lots of people walking around Times Square; it’s so crowded, as always.

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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."

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