slue
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slue 1
(slo͞o)v. & n.
Variant of slew4.
slue 2
(slo͞o)n.
Variant of slew1.
slue 3
(slo͞o)n.
Variant of slough1..
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slue
(sluː)n, vb
a variant spelling (esp US) of slew2
slue
(sluː)n
a variant spelling of slough12
slue
(sluː)n
informal US a variant spelling of slew4
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slue1
or slew
(slu)v. slued, slu•ing,
n. v.i., v.t.
1. to turn or swing around, as a mast on its own axis.
n. 2. the act of sluing.
3. a position slued to.
[1760–70; orig. uncertain]
slue2
(slu)n.
Informal. slew 2.
slue3
(slu)n.
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slue
Past participle: slued
Gerund: slueing
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| Verb | 1. |  slue - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" peel off - leave a formation yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it" |
| 2. | slue - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis glide - move smoothly and effortlessly |
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slue 1
verbslue 2
nounSee slew
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