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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slew1 /slu/USA pronunciation v. - pt. of slay.
slew2 /slu/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Informal.]- a large number or quantity:A whole slew of people showed up.
slew3 /slu/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to slide, skid, or turn very suddenly:The car slewed across the road.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slew1 (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v. - pt. of slay.
slew2 (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- a large number or quantity:a whole slew of people.
Also, slue. - Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host
- 1830–40, American.
- Naval Termsslue1.
slew4 (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [U.S.,]Canadian.- British Termsslough1 (def. 3).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slew /sluː/ vb - the past tense of slay
slew, esp US slue /sluː/ vb - to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly
- to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
n - the act of slewing
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin slew /sluː/ n - a variant spelling (esp US) of slough1
slew, slue /sluː/ n - informal chiefly US Canadian a great number or amount; a lot
Etymology: 20th Century: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army slay /sleɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], slew/slu/USA pronunciation slain/sleɪn/USA pronunciation slay•ing. - to kill by violence:to slay the enemy.
- Informal Terms[Slang.]to impress strongly;
overwhelm, esp. by humor:Your jokes slay me.
slay•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slue1 or slew /slu/USA pronunciation v., slued, slu•ing, n. v. - Nautical, Naval Termsto turn or swing around, such as a mast on its own axis: [no object]to slue sharply around.[~ + object]to slue the mast sharply around.
n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of sluing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slay (slā),USA pronunciation v., slew, slain, slay•ing, n. v.t. - to kill by violence.
- to destroy;
extinguish. - sley.
- Informal Termsto impress strongly;
overwhelm, esp. by humor:Your jokes slay me. - [Obs.]to strike.
v.i. - to kill or murder.
n. - sley.
- bef. 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan; cognate with Dutch slaan, German schlagen, Old Norse slā, Gothic slahan to strike, beat
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged murder, slaughter, massacre, butcher, assassinate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged annihilate, ruin.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slue1 (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., slued, slu•ing, n. v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
- Naval Termsto swing around.
v.i. - Naval Termsto turn about;
swing around.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of sluing.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa position slued to.
Also, slew. - origin, originally uncertain 1760–70
- Informal Termsslew2.
slue3 (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - slough1 (def. 3).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slay /sleɪ/ vb (slays, slaying, slew, slain)(transitive)- archaic or literary to kill, esp violently
- slang to impress (someone) sexually
Etymology: Old English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beatˈslayer n |