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

  3. transitive verb. 1. : to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis. 2. : to cause to skid : veer. slew a car around a turn. intransitive verb. 1. : to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot.

  4. 1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly. he slewed around in his chair. 2. nautical. to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step. noun. 3. the act of slewing. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. Slew definition: simple past tense of slay. . See examples of SLEW used in a sentence.

  6. noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. “a slew of journalists” synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad. see more. verb.

  7. Definitions of 'slew'. 1. Slew is the past tense of slay. [...] 2. If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. [...] 3. A slew of things is a large number of them.

  8. A large number, group, or amount. A slew of reporters at the crime scene. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The act of slewing. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A device used for slaying. Wiktionary. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms: multiplicity. million. jillion. wad. peck. passel. lot. heap. zillion.

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