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slue
slue
1
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slu
/
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sloo
]
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verb,
slued,
slu·ing,
noun
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;
origin uncertain
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slue
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slu
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sloo
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noun
Informal.
slew
2
.
slue
3
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slu
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[
sloo
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noun
slough
1
(
def 3
)
.
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slew
or
esp
(
US
)
slue
2
(sluː)
—
vb
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
—
n
3.
the act of slewing
[C18: of unknown origin]
slue
or
esp
(
US
)
slue
2
—
vb
—
n
[C18: of unknown origin]
slew
or
slue
4
(sluː)
—
n
informal
chiefly
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a great number or amount; a lot
[C20: from Irish Gaelic
sluagh;
related to Old Irish
slōg
army]
slue
or
slue
4
—
n
[C20: from Irish Gaelic
sluagh;
related to Old Irish
slōg
army]
slue
1
(sluː)
—
n
, —
vb
a variant spelling (esp US) of
slew
slue
2
(sluː)
—
n
a variant spelling of
slough
slue
3
(sluː)
—
n
informal
(
US
) a variant spelling of
slew
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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