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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. 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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verb

    To turn aside sharply from a straight course: chop2, cut, sheer1, skew, swerve, veer. Nautical yaw. See change/persist.

 
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  Synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slew, cut

Meaning #2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  Synonyms: skid, slip, slew, slide


 
Translations: Slue
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - dreje, svinge
v. tr. - dreje, svinge
n. - drejning

2.
n. - masse

3.
n. - sump, morads

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwenking, rondzwenken/ -zwaaien

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - pivoter, déraper
v. tr. - pivoter, déraper
n. - pivot

2.
n. - quantité importante, chiffre important

3.
n. - marécage

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schwenken, (sich) drehen
n. - Herumdrehen

2.
n. - Haufen

3.
n. - Sumpf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιστροφή, (καθομ.) (ΗΠΑ) αφθονία, σωρεία
v. - περιστρέφομαι

Italiano (Italian)
sbandamento, sbandare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pântano (m), atoleiro (m) lamaçal (m)
v. - causar que circule, balançar

Русский (Russian)
поворот, быстро поворачивать, поворачиваться, крутиться, опьянять, сбить с толку

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - girar, virar, dar la vuelta, cambiar de dirección, volver, volverse
v. tr. - dar vuelta, hacer girar
n. - giro brusco, viraje

2.
n. - montón

3.
n. - pantano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - träsksjö, sumpmark, stillastående vatten, strandsjö
v. - svänga runt om, vrida

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使转向, 使旋转, 转向, 旋转, 扭转

2. 沼泽地

3. 极多

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 沼澤地

2.
n. - 極多

3.
v. tr. - 使轉向, 使旋轉
v. intr. - 轉向, 旋轉
n. - 轉向, 扭轉

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 돌리다, 비틀다, (한 점을 중심으로) 회전하다
v. tr. - (한 점을 중심으로) 돌리다, 비틀다, 회전하다
n. - 회전, 비틀림, 회전 후의 위치

2.
n. - 다수, 대량, 많음

3.
n. - 늪지, 진구렁창, 수렁

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 回す, ねじる, ねじれる
n. - ぬかるみ, 沼地, 回転, ねじれ, 逮捕

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألوضع أو ألميل ألناشيء عن ألاستدارة (فعل) يستدير, يميل, يدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮סובב או החליק בכוח או ללא ריסון בכיוון מסוים‬
v. tr. - ‮סובב (חפץ) על צירו‬
n. - ‮סיבוב על הציר‬
n. - ‮כמות גדולה, מספר גדול‬
n. - ‮ביצה‬


 
 
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