SLEW


Meaning of SLEW in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.