Found 2 items, similar to slew.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: slew slay v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered” [syn: murder, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove] [also: slew, slain] slew v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; “The car cut to the left at the intersection”; “The motorbike veered to the right” [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, cut] 2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk” [syn: skid, slip, slue, slide] slew n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; “a batch of letters”; “a deal of trouble”; “a lot of money”; “he made a mint on the stock market”; “it must have cost plenty” [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal , great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum , wad, whole lot, whole slew] slew See slay
English → English (gcide) Definition: slew Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body. [1913 Webster] 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]