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slewest

slewest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of slay.

Meaning of slay

Verb

slay (third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed or (obsolete) yslain)

  1. (literary, transitive) To kill; to murder.
    • The knight slew the dragon.
  2. (literary, transitive) To eradicate or stamp out.
    • You must slay these thoughts.
  3. (broadly, excessive, informal, transitive) To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
    • The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.1993 April 21, Jack Curry, “Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    conquer
  4. (slang, transitive) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
    • Ha ha! You slay me!
  5. (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
    • Your outfit slays!
  6. (slang) To have sex with.

See all 10 meanings of slay

Origin of slewest

From slew + -est.

Questions about slewest

What is slewest the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Slewest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of slay.

Words near slewest in the dictionary

  1. slew-feet
  2. slew-foot
  3. slew-footed
  4. Slewa
  5. slewed
  6. slewest
  7. slewing
  8. slewrate
  9. slews
  10. SLEX
  11. sley

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