About The Word Slew
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Slew
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What's The Definition Of Slew?
[n] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
[v] move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [v] turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" Synonyms | Synonyms for Slew: batch | curve | cut | deal | flock | good deal | great deal | hatful | heap | lot | mass | mess | mickle | mint | muckle | peck | pile | plenty | pot | quite a little | raft | sheer | sight | skid | slide | slip | slue | spate | stack | swerve | tidy sum | trend | veer | wad | whole lot | whole slew Related Terms | Find terms related to Slew: See Also | blunder | deluge | flood | glide | inundation | large indefinite amount | large indefinite quantity | peel off | side-slip | slip up | stumble | submarine | torrent | trip up | turn | yaw Slew In Webster's Dictionary \Slew\ (sl[=oo]), n. [See {Slough} a wet place.]
A wet place; a river inlet.
The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy,
especially at the borders of the great reedy slews.
--T.
Roosevelt.
\Slew\, imp. of {Slay}. \Slew\, v. t. See {Slue}. |
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