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    slew
    [slo͞o]
    verb
    slew (verb) · slews (third person present) · slewed (past tense) · slewed (past participle) · slewing (present participle)
    1. turn or slide violently or uncontrollably in a particular direction:
      "the Chevy slewed from side to side in the snow" · "he managed to slew the aircraft around before it settled on the runway"
    2. (of an electronic device) undergo slewing.
    noun
    slew (noun) · slews (plural noun)
    1. a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement:
      "I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van"
    Origin
    mid 18th century (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
    slew
    [slo͞o]
    verb
    slew (past tense)
    1. past of slay
    slew
    [slo͞o]
    noun
    informal
    slew (noun) · slews (plural noun)
    1. a large number or quantity of something:
      "he asked me a slew of questions"
    Origin
    mid 19th century: from Irish sluagh.
    slay
    [slā]
    verb
    slew (past tense)
    1. archaic
      literary
      kill (a person or animal) in a violent way:
      "St. George slew the dragon"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        murder (someone):
        "a man was slain with a shotgun"
    2. informal
      greatly impress or amuse (someone):
      "you slay me, you really do"
      • be extremely impressive, stylish, or successful:
        "she slayed in a jumpsuit" · "you slayed at this quiz"
    Origin
    Old English slēan ‘strike, kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen.
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    verb
    1. turn or slide violently or uncontrollably in a particular direction:
      glide
      slip
      slither
      skim
      skate
      glissade
      coast
      plane
      skid
      aquaplane
      move smoothly
    noun
    1. a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement:
      turning
      diversion
      deviation
      divergence
      declination
      aberration
      turn
      veer
      swerve
      drift
      straying
      bend
      swing
      twist
      curve
      divarication
      divagation
      turning aside/away
      drawing away
    noun
    1. a large number or quantity of something:
      lot
      diversity
      range
      multitude
      multiplicity
      galaxy
      wealth
      profusion
      abundance
      quantity
      quantities
      score
      plethora
      host
      wide variety
      large number
    verb
    1. kill (a person or animal) in a violent way:
      murder
      killing
      homicide
      execution
      butchery
      slaughter
      massacre
      assassination
      dispatch
      destruction
      extermination
      kill
      put to the sword
      butcher
      cut down
      shoot down
      gun down
      mow down
      assassinate
      execute
      destroy
      eliminate
      annihilate
      exterminate
      putting to death
      mactation
      put to death
      do to death
      cut to pieces
      dispose of
    2. greatly impress or amuse (someone):
      influence
      affect
      move
      stir
      rouse
      excite
      inspire
      galvanize
      dazzle
      overcome
      overwhelm
      overpower
      awe
      overawe
      take someone's breath away
      take someone aback
      amaze
      astonish
      make an impression on
      have an impact on
      leave a mark on
      feel admiration
      feel respect
      amuse greatly
      convulse with mirth/laughter
      entertain greatly
      make someone laugh
      Opposite:
      disappoint

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      What does slew mean?: to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis : to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot : skid Did you know? Slew appeared as an American colloquialism in the early 19th century.

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      What does a whole slew of people were waiting mean?A whole slew of people [=a lot of people] were waiting. He has written a slew of books. His car slewed [= skidded, veered] sideways off the road. He slewed the telescope three degrees south.

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      What is the past tense of slew?1. Slew is the past tense of slay . If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. The bus slewed sideways. [VERB adverb/preposition] A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path. [VERB adverb/preposition] He slewed the car against the side of the building. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

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      Where did slew come from?Slew appeared as an American colloquialism in the early 19th century. Its origins are unclear, but it is perhaps taken from the Irish slua, a descendant of Old Irish slúag, meaning "army," "host," or "throng." Slew has several homographs (words that are spelled alike but different in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation) in English.

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    3. These include: slew as the past tense of the verb slay; slew as a spelling variant of slough, a word which is also commonly pronounced SLOO and which means "swamp," "an inlet on a river," or "a creek in a marsh or tide flat"; and the verb slew, meaning "to turn, veer, or skid."

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      slew noun [ C usually singular ] uk / sluː / us / sluː / Add to word list Add to word list a large amount or number: The product inspired a whole slew of copycats. The bad weather could bring a slew of bankruptcies among farmers.

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