slew
/sluː/
Dictionary
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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