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Synonyms
slew1,
also slue (slōō)

[Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude, from Old Irish slúag.]

noun 

Informal
A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.
slew2 (slōō)

verb 

Past tense of slay
slew3 (slōō)

noun 

Variant of slough1
slew4 (slōō)

verb noun 

Variant of slue1
slay (slā)

[Middle English slen, slayen, from Old English slēan.]

transitive verb: slew (slōō), slain (slān), slay·ing, slays. 

  1. To kill violently.
  2. Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.

derivatives

slaýer
noun
slough1 (slōō, slou),
also slew (slōō)

[Middle English, from Old English slōh.]

noun 

  1. A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
  2. A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
  3. A state of deep despair or moral degradation.

derivatives

slough́y
adjective
slue1,
also slew (slōō)

[Origin unknown.]

verb: slued, also slewed, slu·ing, slew·ing, slues, slews 

transitive verb 

  1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slued the swivel chair around; sluing the boom of a crane.
  2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slued the car around.

intransitive verb 

  1. To turn about an axis; pivot.
  2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid.

noun 

  1. The act of sluing.
  2. The position to which something has slued.