slue /ˈslu/
 (v.)
 sloo or slue n. A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
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 Slough n.
 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
    He's here stuck in a slough.   --Milton.
 2. A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
 Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo, and slue.]
 Slough grass Bot., a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also drop seed, and nimble Will.
 Slue, v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.
 Slue, n. See Sloough, 2. [Local]
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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.
 slue
      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,
            slew, cut]
      2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
         manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid,
          slip, slew, slide]