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slewed
slew 1 also slue S0471800 (slo͞o)n. Informal A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.
[Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude, from Old Irish slúag.]
slew 2 S0471800 (slo͞o)v.A past tense of slay.
slew 3 S0471800 (slo͞o)n. Variant of slough1.
slew 4 also slue S0471800 (slo͞o)v.tr. slewed, slew·ing, slews also slued or slu·ing or slues 1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slewed the swivel chair around; slewing the boom of a crane.2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slewed the car around.v.intr.1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James).2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid.n. The act of slewing.
[Origin unknown.]slewed (sluːd) adj (postpositive) slang Brit intoxicated; drunk[C19: from slew2]Translationsslewed
slewedslang Very drunk. We had nearly four bottles of wine at lunch, so we were all pretty good and slewed by the end of the meal. You were supposed to be getting things ready for our presentation tomorrow, but instead you spent the whole night getting slewed with your ex-boyfriend!See also: slewslewed and slewy and slued and sloughed (up) (slud and ˈslui and slud...) mod. alcohol intoxicated. Wallace is too slewed to drive. See also: slewThesaurusSeeslew |