Definitions for slew
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wadverb

   (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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

2. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb

   turn sharply; change direction abruptly

   "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

3. skid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb

   move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slewthe preterite of slay.

   He slew Hamet, a great commander among the Numidians, and chased Benchades and Amida, two of their greatest princes, out of the country. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

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1. slew

   A slew is a large amount or number of something. The term can be used to refer to a multitude, a plethora or a quantity of items or occurrences. The term can also refer to the act of turning or changing direction quickly, especially in the context of machinery or equipment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slew

   of Slay

2. Slew

   imp. of Slay

3. Slewverb

   see Slue

4. Etymology: [See Slough a wet place.]

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1. Slew

   Slew and slewing are a terms which can refer to a spacecraft's orientation or movement in reference to a plane or fixed position such as Earth, the Sun, another celestial body or other point in space. During space flight, a craft's attitude must be controlled for reasons dependant upon the craft's mission. Keeping a spacecraft slewed properly is vital toward ensuring that its high-gain antenna remains oriented toward Earth for sending and receiving data and commands. Additionally with many craft, keeping their solar arrays angled toward the Sun optimizes their power absorption and reduces the craft's reliance on internal power systems. Thermal heating and cooling of a craft and its subsystems can also be controlled by the craft's orientation. Cameras or other sensing equipment that are fixed into position upon the craft need to be aimed by slewing the craft. A spacecraft can either be spin stabilized or 3-axis stabilized to maintain proper orientation. For spin-stabilized spacecraft, slewing is accomplished by applying a torque to the spacecraft, in general by operating a thruster in synchronous or asynchronous direction to its spin to adjust its spin rate. This results in a precession and slews for this kind of spacecraft are therefore also called "precession manoeuvre."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slew

   slōō, pa.t. of slay.

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1. SLEW

   What does SLEW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SLEW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Glide
   • Turn

Anagrams for slew »

1. wels

How to pronounce slew?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slew in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of slew in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Michael Roney:

   We have a slew of potential acquisitions, the pipeline now is as good as I've ever seen it.

2. John Doyle:

   The dollar is benefiting from strong domestic data, weak data abroad and a slew of dovish central bank meetings.

3. Zhou Junan:

   There is no good economic news to boost the stocks after a slew of weak economic data.

4. Tony Scherrer:

   A whole slew of (future) blockbuster drugs are getting traction today, the pipelines look great.

5. Rev. Jesse Jackson:

   We slew the goliath of raciism,but, we now must contend with his offspring.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slew
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=slew
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slew
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=slew
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=slew