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slew

1 of 4

noun

: a large number
a slew of books

slew

2 of 4

past tense of slay

slew

3 of 4

verb

variants or less commonly
slewed also slued; slewing also sluing; slews also slues

transitive verb

1
: to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis
2
: to cause to skid : veer
slew a car around a turn

intransitive verb

1
: to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot
2
: skid

slew

4 of 4

less common spelling of slough entry 1 sense 1b

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Slew appeared as an American colloquialism in the early 19th century. Its origins are unclear, but it is perhaps taken from the Irish slua, a descendant of Old Irish slúag, meaning "army," "host," or "throng." Slew has several homographs (words that are spelled alike but different in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation) in English. These include: slew as the past tense of the verb slay; slew as a spelling variant of slough, a word which is also commonly pronounced \SLOO\ and which means "swamp," "an inlet on a river," or "a creek in a marsh or tide flat"; and the verb slew, meaning "to turn, veer, or skid."

Example Sentences

Noun He has written a slew of books. we still have a slew of work to do on this project Verb He slewed the telescope three degrees south.

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps from Irish slua army, host, throng, from Old Irish slúag; akin to Lithuanian slaugyti to tend

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1839, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1769, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slew was circa 1769

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