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slue v. =slew
n. 极多 slue v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [synonym: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}] 2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [synonym: {skid}, {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] sloo \sloo\ (sl[=oo]), or slue \slue\ (sl[=u]), n.
A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d {Slough}, 2. [1913 Webster] Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt {sloo}, and {slue}.] [1913 Webster] {Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop seed}, and {nimble Will}. [1913 Webster] Slue \Slue\, v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round. [1913 Webster] Slue \Slue\, n. See {Sloough}, 2. [Local] [1913 Webster] Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sluing}.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written also {slew}.] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body. [1913 Webster] 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
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