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Added 9 October 2026

slue

/sluː/ verb

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To rotate something on an axis.
To turn something sharply.
To rotate on an axis; to pivot.

noun

The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
Synonym of yaw: The degree of freedom of an object such as the bogie of a train car to pivot about its vertical axis. (Can we verify this sense?)

noun

Alternative spelling of slough (“a marshy or swampy place”) .

verb

Obsolete spelling of slew; simple past of slay.

Origin

Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century.

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