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Slued

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slue

1  [sloo] verb, slued, slu⋅ing, noun
Use Slued in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
2. to swing around.
–verb (used without object)
3. to turn about; swing around.
–noun
4. the act of sluing.
5. a position slued to.
Also, slew.

Origin:
1760–70; orig. uncert.
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slue 1 also slew   (slōō)   
v.   slued also slewed, slu·ing also slew·ing, slues also slews

v.   tr.

  1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slued the swivel chair around; sluing the boom of a crane.

  2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slued the car around.

v.   intr.

  1. To turn about an axis; pivot.

  2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid.

n.  

  1. The act of sluing.

  2. The position to which something has slued.


[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
slewed [slud] and [ˈslui, slud...]

and slewy; slued; sloughed (up)
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Wallace is too slewed to drive.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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