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  2. SLEW definition: 1. a large amount or number: 2. (of a vehicle) to turn or be turned round suddenly and awkwardly…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of SLEW is a large number. How to use slew in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. 1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly. he slewed around in his chair. 2. nautical. to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step. noun. 3. the act of slewing. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. “a slew of journalists”. synonyms: 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, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad. see more.

  6. 1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slewed the swivel chair around; slewing the boom of a crane. 2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slewed the car around. v.intr. 1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James). 2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid. n.

  7. Slew definition: simple past tense of slay. . See examples of SLEW used in a sentence.

  8. A large number, group, or amount. A slew of reporters at the crime scene. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The act of slewing. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A device used for slaying. Wiktionary. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms: multiplicity. million. jillion. wad. peck. passel. lot. heap. zillion.

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