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[ sloo ] / slu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slew ON THESAURUS.COM
verbsimple past tense of slay. Words nearby slewSlesvig, Sleswick, sleuth, sleuthhound, S level, slew, slewed, slew rate, sley, Slezsko, SLIC Definition for slew (2 of 2)[ sloo ] / slu /
noun Informal.a large number or quantity: a whole slew of people. Origin of slew21830–40, Americanism;<Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slewHe says device makers also will have to meet a slew of security requirements: Can the device be encrypted? How Your Pacemaker Will Get Hacked|Kaiser Health News|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Between her slew of appointments, Lennox manages to squeeze in enough time for no less than 40 different charities. Annie Lennox Doesn’t Give a Damn What You Think|Itay Hod|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Apparently, Minaj received a slew of offensive tweets and rude Instagram comments in response to the racy image. Beyoncé’s ‘Flawless’ Lyrics Tease Her Elevator Drama with Jay Z|Amy Zimmerman|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Afterwards, a slew of major NBA reporters did their best to quell the giddy, growing mob. LeBron James Returns to Cleveland: How 'The Decision 2.0' Happened|Robert Silverman|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The park administration has embarked on a slew of tourist-luring projects. Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Nina Strochlic|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The fireman was already on the tender, ready to slew over the pipe that would bring a cataract of water down into the reservoir. Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer|J. W. Duffield Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. The King James Bible, Complete|Various But he was intrenched, and slew hundreds of the enemy before he retreated, which was effected without loss. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones He slew a lion in fair combat, with nought but his cloak and a short sword. The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade After that they slew Kol, and Thrain cut off his head, and they threw the trunk over-board, but kept his head. The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for slew (1 of 4)British Dictionary definitions for slew (2 of 4)
verbto twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardlyhe slewed around in his chair nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step Word Origin for slewC18: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for slew (3 of 4)
nouna variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1 (def. 2) British Dictionary definitions for slew (4 of 4)
nouninformal, mainly US and Canadian a great number or amount; a lot Word Origin for slewC20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slewprofusion, abundance, ream, multiplicity, batch, bundle, scad, plenty, aggregation, bunch, load, gathering, stockpile, pot, cluster, fullness, jumble, concentration, total, mint |