/slɪu̯/ Wales, Northern England, some New England, Southern American, and Canadian
Etymology
In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.
Meanings
The act, or process of slewing.
A device used for slewing.
A change of position.
Bond automatically slammed the brakes full on and braced all his sinews against the wheel to correct the inevitable slew to the left, but he only kept control for a split second. 1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Hare and Grey Hound”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 109:
/slɪu̯/ Wales, Northern England, some New England, Southern American, and Canadian
Etymology
In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.
Meanings
(transitive) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
His gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander William R. D. Nickelson, Jr., preferred to respond with other hardware. At once he shouted into his headset mike: "Fuck that! Open fire!" His assistant, Lloyd Mustin, was recording accurate ranges from the narrowcasting fire-control radar and didn't need help from other wavelengths. "Action port. Illuminating ship is target," he instructed his gun captains. Mustin, controlling the after trio of five-inch mounts, and Nickelson slewed their directors onto the lights and opened fire immediately. 2011, James D. Hornfischer, “28: Into the Light”, in Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, retrieved 21 Nov 2022, pages 273–274:
(transitive) To veer a vehicle.
As the 5th Battle Squadron comes into the range of the High Seas Fleet, Admiral Evan-Thomas, who, so far, has dutifully followed Beatty's orders (or lack of them), has finally had just about enough. He can see the danger, plain as day, as the High Seas Fleet's leading elements open up a barrage with every gun they possess. He therefore issues his own squadron orders to expect to have to make sudden course changes and to follow his lead, before ordering the wheel hard over and slewing Barham around. Valiant and Warspite move to follow, replicating the "turn in succession" order, whilst the trailing HMS Malaya sees the oncoming danger and prepares to turn as soon as it possibly can without crashing into Warspite. 2020 July 15, Drachinifel, 1:04:58 from the start, in The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 1 (Beatty vs Hipper), archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022:
(transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
(intransitive) To pivot.
(intransitive) To skid.
(transitive) 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.
Treforest: The track has been slewed to create space for the new island station platform at Treforest Estate, on the Cardiff-Merthyr line. 2022 November 16, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Wales”, in RAIL, number 970, page 27:
(UK, slang, transitive) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
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Translations (21)
pt fazer girar (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · nl regelen (to insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time) · cs zatočit smykem (to veer a vehicle) · pt virar (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · sk stočiť (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · nl draaien (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · nl omwentelen (to pivot) · nl slippen (to skid) · nl instellen (to insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time) · cs smýknout (to veer a vehicle) · cs otočit (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · nl verschuiven (to move something (usually a railway line) sideways) · nl zwenken (to veer a vehicle) · pt girar (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · nl draaien (to pivot) · cs dostat do smyku (to veer a vehicle) · nl iemand te kakken zetten (to make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit) · pt fazer virar (to rotate or turn something about its axis) · cs smýknout se (to skid) · nl schuiven (to skid) · nl omkeren (to rotate or turn something about its axis)
The prairie round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews. 1885, Theodore Roosevelt, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman:
/slɪu̯/ Wales, Northern England, some New England, Southern American, and Canadian
Etymology
Ablaut of slay, from Middle English slew, sleugh, past of Middle English sleen.
Replaced earlier Middle English slough, slogh, from Old English slōg (past of Old English slēan (“to hit, strike, slay”)), due to the influence of knew, drew, etc. More at slay.
/slɪu̯/ Wales, Northern England, some New England, Southern American, and Canadian
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish slua (“crowd”) and Scottish Gaelic sluagh (“crowd”), from Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troop, army”), from Proto-Indo-European *slowgʰos, *slowgos (“entourage”).
Meanings
A large amount.
There has been a slew of documents about Scottish transport planning in recent weeks. 2021 February 24, Philip Haigh, “A shift from cars: Scotland's railways are friends of electric!”, in RAIL, number 915, page 30:
She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk.
hu temérdek (a large amount) · es retahíla (a large amount) · de Reihe (a large amount) · pt amontoado (a large amount) · vi đống (a large amount) · ca tou (a large amount) · pt montão (a large amount) · ru ма́сса (a large amount) · nl een groot aantal (a large amount) · de ganze Reihe (a large amount) · sv massa (a large amount) · sv mängd (a large amount) · ca munt (a large amount) · de Menge (a large amount) · es gran / grossa cantidad / cuantía (a large amount)