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Example sentences from the Web for slewedShe only needed to be slewed two inches to clear the rail; and that's why I grabbed that rope's end. Roads of Destiny|O. Henry Again the furious crowd surged up to the guns, recaptured them, slewed them round, and laid them on the door. The Story of the Guides|G. J. Younghusband I gave up the helm to Marables, and was about to enter the cabin, when Fleming caught me by the arm, and slewed me round. Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat The field was hilly, and the Reaper jolted and slewed so violently that John Ruff, the owner of the field, made a loud protest. Cyrus Hall McCormick|Herbert Newton Casson
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adjective(postpositive) British slang intoxicated; drunk Word Origin for slewedC19: from slew ² Words nearby slewedSleswick, sleuth, sleuthhound, S level, slew, slewed, slew rate, sley, Slezsko, SLIC, slice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slewedswerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, cover up, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist |