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slew1 verbslew2 verbslew3 noun slewslew1 /sluː/ verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] slew1Origin: 1700-1800 Origin unknown VERB TABLEslew |
Present | I, you, we, they | slew | | he, she, it | slews | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slewed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slewed | | he, she, it | has slewed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slewed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slew | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slewed |
- He fumbled his way into the car and sent it slewing toward the road, wipers scything at the rain.
- Melanie slewed round on her knees to watch him.
- The cars slew to a halt, blocking the traffic.
to turn or slide in a different direction suddenly and violently, or to make a vehicle do this SYN skidslew around/sideways I lost control of the car and it slewed sideways into the ditch.slew1 verbslew2 verbslew3 noun slewslew2 verb VERB TABLEslew |
Present | I, you, we, they | slew | | he, she, it | slews | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slewed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slewed | | he, she, it | has slewed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slewed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slew | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slewed |
the past tense of slayslew1 verbslew2 verbslew3 noun slewslew3 noun slew3Origin: 1800-1900 Irish Gaelic sluagh - It may embody a slew of things.
- Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.
- The festive gala features a slew of activities for all ages.
- They had lost a slew of close games, were getting minimal production from their frontcourt and sporadic play from the perimeter.
► a slew of something- A whole slew of cheap motels are springing up west of town.
- He lost his hold on the bag and a slew of rice and chicken and ochre sauce splashed on to the carpet.
- It may embody a slew of things.
- No need for anyone to point out the unlikelihood of such a slew of benign effects occurring the same week.
- Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.
- The festive gala features a slew of activities for all ages.
- They had lost a slew of close games, were getting minimal production from their frontcourt and sporadic play from the perimeter.
- When the feud broke out into the open, it exposed a slew of corruption charges from both camps.
a slew of something informal a large number of things: a whole slew of cheap motels |