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slew

/sluː/
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noun

  • The act, or process of slewing.
  • A device used for slewing.
  • A change of position.

verb

  • To rotate or turn something about its axis.
  • To veer a vehicle.
  • To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
  • To pivot.
  • To skid.
  • To move something (usually a railway line) sideways

    "The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling."

  • To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.

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