slew

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The act, or process of slewing.
2. A device used for slewing.
3. A change of position.

Verb

1. (transitive) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
2. (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
3. (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
4. (intransitive) To pivot.
5. (intransitive) To skid.
6. (transitive) To move something (usually a railway line) sideways.
7. (British, slang, transitive) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.

Verb

simple past of slay

slay

• Verb
• Noun
• Intj
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

slue

mass

mickle

batch

slide

slip

slough

spate

stack

lot

swerve

tidy sum

trend

mess

veer

wad

mint

quite a little

mountain

⛰️

muckle

curve

cut

flock

passel

peck

pile

plenty

pot

good deal

great deal

raft

revolve

deal

rotate

hatful

sight

sheer

skid

heap

quantities

bulk

despatch

destroy

dispatch

gyrate

kill

🔪🩸👤

multitude

murder

number

🔢

amounts

Vertalings

draaien

girarsi

quantitat

montão

girare

glisser

اِنْزلق

التفاف

لف

الكثِيْر

castell

🏰

cúmul

munt

muntanya

⛰️

كثْرة

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sl(j)uː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: slew

Verwante met Middle English: slough

Geërf van Old English: slōg

In summary

In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

Sinne

According to Plutarch , Herennius first slew him , then cut off his head .