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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slewSlew Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

2. www.oed.com › dictionary › slew_n1slew, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The earliest known use of the noun slew is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for slew is from 1708, in a diary entry by Samuel Sewall, judge and diarist in America. slew is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: slough n.1. See etymology.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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 typically occurs about 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. slew is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › slewSLEW - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   A complete guide to the word "SLEW": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   The earliest known use of the noun slew is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for slew is from around 1860, in the writing of H. Stuart. It is also recorded as a verb from the mid 1700s.

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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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   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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   When was slew first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun slew is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for slew is from 1708, in a diary entry by Samuel Sewall, judge and diarist in America. slew is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

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   What is a slew of money?

   • colloquial (originally U.S. ). A very large number of, a great amount of. Also in plural. He has cut out a road, and drawn up a whole slew of cannon clean to the top of Mount Defiance. By gracious! three thousand dollars is a 'tarnal slue of money. I've seen slews on 'em [sc. ducks] on the ma'shes.

   slew, n.³ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What is the past tense 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. [mainly US] [...] present simple: I slew, you slew [...] past simple: I slewed, you slewed [...]

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   Slew definition: . See examples of SLEW used in a sentence.