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- Dictionaryslew/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"
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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.
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. Slew is the past tense of slay. 2. verb. 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]
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.
a large number or quantity: a whole slew of people. slew. 1. / sluː / noun. informal. a great number or amount; a lot. slew. 2. / sluː / verb. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly. he slewed around in his chair. nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step. noun. the act of slewing. slew. 3.
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.
Definition of slew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. slew. large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse".
to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly. to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step. n. the act of slewing. Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin. slew /sluː/ n. a variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1. slew, slue /sluː/ n.
: to turn or slide in another direction very quickly. [no object] His car slewed [= skidded, veered] sideways off the road. [+ object] He slewed the telescope three degrees south. SLEW meaning:
