n.
Variant: also slue
Pronunciation: ' slü
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 1769
transitive verb
1 : to turn (as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis
2 : to cause to skid : VEER < slew a car around a turn>
intransitive verb
1 : to turn, twist, or swing about : PIVOT
2 : SKID