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   What does slew mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SLEW definition: 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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   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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   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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   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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   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.

   What is 'a slew of' something? - Plain English

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   What is the past tense of Slay?

   • simple past tense of slay. , Informal. a whole slew of people. informal. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   SLEW definition: 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 meaning: 1. a large amount or number: 2. (of a vehicle)...

   • Znaczenie Slew, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SLEW definicja: 1. a large amount or number: 2. (of a...

   • Slew: German Translation

     SLEW translate: sich drehen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     slew translate: -, obracać się. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     slew translate: berpusing. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Slew: Russian Translation

     SLEW translate: прош. вр. гл. slay. Learn more in the...

   • Slew Spanish Translation

     SLEW translate: pasado simple de "slay", torcer. Learn more...

   • Slew: French Translation

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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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   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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   Define slew. slew synonyms, slew pronunciation, slew translation, English dictionary definition of slew. also slue n. Informal A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills. v.

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   6 meanings: → the past tense of slay 1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly 2. nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate.... Click for more definitions.

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   Slew definition: A large amount or number; a lot. Origin of Slew Irish Gaelic sluagh multitude from Old Irish slúag. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition