slew
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Irish slua (“crowd”) (noun only)
Noun [edit]
slew (plural slews)
- (US) A large amount.
- She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk.
Translations [edit]
a large amount
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See also [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.
Noun [edit]
slew (plural slews)
Translations [edit]
the act, or process of slaying
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device used for slaying
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Verb [edit]
slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed)
- (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
- (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
- (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
- (intransitive) To pivot.
- (intransitive) To skid.
- (transitive, rail transport) to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
- The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling
- (transitive, UK, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
Translations [edit]
To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time
to pivot
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to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
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to make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit
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Etymology 3 [edit]
Verb [edit]
slew
- Simple past of slay.
