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Definitions for Slewed

[1] simple past tense of slay.
[2] slue1.
[3] to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
[4] to swing around.
[5] to turn about; swing around.
[6] the act of sluing.
[7] a position slued to.
[8] (postpositive) British slang intoxicated; drunk
[9] a variant spelling (esp US) of slew 2
[10] a variant spelling of slough 1 (def. 2)
[11] US informal a variant spelling of slew 4
[12] the past tense of slay
[13] to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly he slewed around in his chair
[14] nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
[15] the act of slewing
[16] a variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1 (def. 2)
[17] informal , mainly US and Canadian a great number or amount; a lot

Words related to Slewed

slewswerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist, disperse

Words nearby Slewed

slewslept, slesvig, sleswick, sleuth, sleuthhound, slew, slew rate, slewed, sley, slezsko, slic

Origin of Slewed

ue1First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

Word origin for Slewed

C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army

Synonyms for Slewed

avert, bend, cover up, divert, hook, pivot, ricochet, slip, swerve, veer, whip, curve, deviate, disperse, diverge, fend, parry, sheer, shy, sidetrack, slew, twist, wheel, whirl, wind, glance off, hold off, keep off, volte-face