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slew

/ slew /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Type of:
glide
Kinds of:
submarine skid side-slip
Derived:
slide glide coast slider skid
See also:
stumble slip up trip up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"
Type of:
turn
Kinds of:
peel off yaw
Derived:
swerve swerving veering course trend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 3
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"it must have cost plenty"
Type of:
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount
Kinds of:
flood inundation deluge torrent
Derived:
jam jampack ram chock up cram
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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glide submarine skid side-slip turn peel off yaw large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount flood inundation deluge