ALL meanings of slew
slew
S s - verb slew simple past tense of slay. 1
- noun slew the act of sluing. 1
- noun slew a position slued to. 1
- verb with object slew to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric. 1
- verb without object slew to turn about; swing around. 1
- noun plural slew the reed of a loom. 1
- noun plural slew the warp count in woven fabrics. 1
- noun plural slew British. the lay of a loom. 1
- noun slew many, a lot of sth 1
- intransitive verb slew mast: swing around 1
- noun slew Slew is the past tense of slay. 0
- verb slew If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. 0
- countable noun slew A slew of things is a large number of them. 0
- verb slew to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly 0
- verb slew to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step 0
- noun slew the act of slewing 0
- noun slew a great number or amount; a lot 0
- noun slew slough2 (sense 4) 0
- abbreviation SLEW slue1 0
- noun slew a large number, group, or amount; a lot 0
- abbreviation SLEW slay 0