slew
verb/sluː/
/sluː/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slew | /sluː/ /sluː/ |
| he / she / it slews | /sluːz/ /sluːz/ |
| past simple slewed | /sluːd/ /sluːd/ |
| past participle slewed | /sluːd/ /sluːd/ |
| -ing form slewing | /ˈsluːɪŋ/ /ˈsluːɪŋ/ |
- (especially of a vehicle) to turn or slide suddenly in another direction; to make a vehicle do this
- + adv./prep. The car skidded and slewed sideways.
- slew something + adv./prep. He slewed the motorbike over as they hit the freeway.
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- past tense of slay
Word Originverb mid 18th cent. (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
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