slew /ˈslu/
 沼地,迴轉,旋轉,大量(vt.)使旋轉(vi.)迴轉(v.)(vbl.)slay的過去式


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 Slay v. t. [imp. Slew p. p. Slain p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.]  To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
    With this sword then will I slay you both.   --Chaucer.
    I will slay the last of them with the sword.   --Amos ix. 1.
    I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

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 Slew imp. of Slay.


 Slew, v. t. See Slue.


 Slew n.  A wet place; a river inlet.
    The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews.    --T. Roosevelt.

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 Slue v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing ]  [Written also slew.]
 1. Naut. To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]
    They laughed, and slued themselves round.   --Dickens.


 slay
      v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
          ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, hit, dispatch,
           bump off, polish off, remove]
      [also: slew, slain]


 slew
      n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
          "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
          money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
          have cost plenty" [syn: batch, deal, flock, {good
          deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
           mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot,
           quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, {tidy
          sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew]
      v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
           left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
           right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer,
            slue, cut]
      2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
         manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid,
          slip, slue, slide]


 slew
      See slay