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slue

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /sluː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uː
  • homophone: slew
  • homophone: slough

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of slough (“a marshy or swampy place”) (reflecting the alternative pronunciation).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To rotate something on an axis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: nautical, transport

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To turn something sharply.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To rotate on an axis; to pivot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To slide off course; to skid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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7

verb

Meaning 7

Obsolete spelling of slew; simple past of slay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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8

verb

Meaning 8

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skid, slip, slew, slide

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glide

Narrower terms: submarine, skid, side-slip

9

verb

Meaning 9

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The car cut to the left at the intersection
  • The motorbike veered to the right

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slew, cut

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turn

Narrower terms: peel off, yaw

History

Etymology

Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century.

Variant of slough (which is dialectally pronounced /slu/).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: въртене около ос (vǎrtene okolo os) — act of sluing
  • Bulgarian: въртя (vǎrtja) — to rotate something on an axis
  • Bulgarian: извъртам (izvǎrtam) — to turn something sharply
  • Bulgarian: въртя се около ос (vǎrtja se okolo os) — to pivot