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Definition of slew

Slew
Slew 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
Slew Slew, imp. of Slay.
Slew
Slew Slew, v. t. See Slue.
slew
Slue Slue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body. 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.

Meaning of slew from wikipedia

- up slew in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slew may refer to: Slew (spacecraft), describes methods of changing the attitude of a spacecraft Slewing, the...
- Slewing is the rotation of an object around an axis, usually the z axis. An example is a radar scanning 360 degrees by slewing around the z axis. This...
- Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown...
- A slewing bearing or slew[ing] ring (also called a turntable bearing) is a rotational rolling-element bearing that typically supports a heavy but slow-turning...
- In electronics and electromagnetics, slew rate is defined as the change of voltage or current, or any other electrical or electromagnetic quantity, per...
- The slewing drive is a gearbox that can safely hold radial and axial loads without brakes, as well as transmit a torque for rotating. The rotation can...
- Benjamin Kent. Jenny Slew was born around 1719 to a free white woman, Betty Slew, and a man of African descent, who was likely enslaved. Slew lived a life as...
- The Slew is a multinational rock-influenced electronic music project consisting of Canadian turntablist Kid Koala, American producer Dynomite D, and Australian...
- Slew (born 7 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Morecambe. Born in Sheffield, Slew began...
- They Sang As They Slew, also known simply as TSATS, is an indie rock band from Toccoa, Georgia. Canary was a side project of Luxury's guitarist, Jamey...