slew

Mane (English)

Noun

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

Verb

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

Verb

simple past of slay

Synonyms

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

quantity

roll over

run

slaughter

slay

store

streak

turning

volume

wheel

🛞

swing round

back-water

crowd 1

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/sl(j)uː/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Middle English: slew

Cognate with Middle English: slough

Inherited from Old English: slōg

In summary

In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

Hevok

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

Li gorî Plutarch, Herennius yekem ew birçî, dûv re serê wî qut kir.