noun🔗ShareThe act, or process of slewing."The slew of construction work around the school delayed the start of the new soccer season. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA device used for slewing."The construction crew used the powerful slewing crane to lift the heavy beams into place. "devicemachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA change of position."The slew of new students caused a change in classroom seating arrangements. "positionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rotate or turn something about its axis."The child slowly slew the top, watching as it spun around and around. "technicalmachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo veer a vehicle."The driver had to slew the car sharply to avoid hitting the parked truck. "vehicleactiondirectiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time."The technician had to slew the clock forward by a few seconds each day to keep it synchronized with the atomic time. "timetechnicaldevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pivot."To prepare for the presentation, Sarah had to slew her laptop around to face the audience. "actionvehiclenauticalsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo skid."The car slewed on the icy patch, nearly hitting the parked truck. "vehicleactiontrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move something (usually a railway line) sideways"The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling."technicalmachinevehicleindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit."The comedian slew the politician with a series of quick, clever jokes during the debate. "communicationlanguageentertainmentactioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA wet place; a river inlet."The children played near the slew, where the river entered the marsh. "environmentgeographynatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill, murder."Our foes must all be slain."actionwarpolicemilitaryinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo eradicate or stamp out."You must slay these thoughts."actionwargovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest)."1956, “Giants Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, 1956 December 31, page 8."sportachievementwaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter."Ha ha! You slay me!"emotionentertainmentactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo amaze, stun or otherwise incapacitate by awesomeness; to be awesome at something; to kill (slang sense)."The magician's final trick slew the audience with its impossible illusions. "actionentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have sex with"He slew several women in his past, but he was seeking a more stable relationship now. "sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large amount."She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk."amountnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading