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.
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slew or esp (US) slue2 (sluː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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) slue2 | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
| slew or slue4 (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 slue4 | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army] | |
| slue1 (sluː) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| a variant spelling (esp US) of slew | |
| slue2 (sluː) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of slough | |
| slue3 (sluː) | |
| —n | |
| informal (US) a variant spelling of slew | |
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