slew

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sluː/, SAMPA: /slu:/
• Rhymes: -uː

[edit] Etymology 1

From Irish slua (“‘crowd’”) (noun only)

[edit] Noun

slew (plural slews)

1. (US) A large number.

   She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk.

[edit] See also

• onslaught

[edit] Etymology 2

In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

[edit] Noun

slew (plural slews)

1. The act, or process of slaying.
2. A device used for slaying.
3. A change of position.

[edit] Verb

to slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed)

1. (transitive) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
2. (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
3. (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct it's time.
4. (intransitive) To pivot.
5. (intransitive) To skid.
6. (transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Verb

slew

1. Simple past of slay.

[edit] See also

• slain