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slew

/sluː/

noun

Meaning

  • The act, or process of slewing.

  • A device used for slewing.

  • A change of position.

verb

Meaning

  • To rotate or turn something about its axis.

  • To veer a vehicle.

  • To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.

  • To pivot.

  • To skid.

  • To move something (usually a railway line) sideways

    "The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling."

  • To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.