Definition of
Slew
- (noun, quantity) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money - (verb, motion) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
The motorbike veered to the right - (verb, motion) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- (noun, quantity) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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Synonyms of Slew
batch, curve, cut, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sheer, sight, skid, slide, slip, slue, spate, stack, swerve, tidy sum, trend, veer, wad
Alternate forms of Slew
Hyponyms: deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, peel off, side-slip, skid, submarine, torrent, yaw
Hypernyms: glide, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, turn
Origin of the word Slew
- "swampy place," 1708, N.Amer. variant of slough. more
- "to turn, swing, twist," 1834, earlier slue (1769), a nautical word, of unknown origin. Slewed (1801) is old nautical slang for "drunk." more
- "large number," 1839, from Ir. sluagh "a host, crowd, multitude." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Slew
saale, saccule, sagaciously, sage willow, sagely, sail, salaah, salah, salai, salal, sale, sallow, sally, salol, saucily, saul, saxicola, scale, scaley, scaly, scheele, scheol, scholia, school, scilla, scowl, scull, scylla, sea coal, sea cole, sea eagle, sea gull, sea holly, sea kale, sea lily, sea squill, sea swallow, seagull, seal
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