slew

  • 41slew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. veer, twist (see deviation). n., informal, throng, crowd, host (see multitude). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also slue noun Informal. An indeterminately great amount or number: jillion, million (often …

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  • 42SLEW — Static Load Error Washout (system) ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …

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  • 43slew — slough, slue …

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  • 44slew — sluː n. huge amount, large quantity (Slang) n. slough, marsh, bog, swamp; slue, act of turning or rotating v. slue; turn around, rotate, pivot; turn to the side, veer off to the side sleɪ v. kill, murder, slaughter; destroy, exterminate;… …

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  • 45slew — slew1 (also slue) verb 1》 turn or slide violently or uncontrollably. 2》 [usu. as noun slewing] (of an electronic device) give a maximum response to a sudden large increase in input. noun a slewing movement. Origin C18 (orig. in naut. use): of… …

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  • 46slew — the past tense of slay …

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  • 47slew —   n. great many …

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  • 48slew — slough …

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  • 49slew — 1. v. & n. (also slue) v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by round) turn or swing forcibly or with effort out of the forward or ordinary position. n. such a change of position. Etymology: 18th c. Naut.: orig. unkn. 2. past of SLAY(1). 3. n. esp. US… …

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  • 50slew rate — the rate of change of the voltage between the positive and negative peaks on the electrogram, or the rate of change in the steepest portion if the electrogram is monophasic …

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