slue
/sluː/
slue verb: to rotate something on an axis. Also the alternative spelling of slough.
Verb
slue (third-person singular simple present slues, present participle sluing or slueing, simple past and past participle slued)
- To rotate something on an axis.
- raise the boom[…] then slue it by a slue-rope on its heel, until the square hole in the cap is fair with the tenon1841, B.J. Totten, Naval Text-Book, page 10
- To turn something sharply.
- […]then he incidentally spat and said something to the other convict, and they laughed, and slued themselves round with a clink of their coupling manacle,1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
- To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
- To slide off course; to skid.
Noun
slue (plural slues)
Also used as
slue is also the alternative spelling of slough.
slue is also the obsolete spelling of slew.
Forms of slue
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | slues |
| present participle | sluing |
| present participle | slueing |
| past participle | slued |
| past | slued |
| alternative form | slew |
| Noun | |
| plural | slues |
Origin of slue
Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century.
Variant of slough (which is dialectally pronounced /slu/).
Words formed from slue
Words that rhyme with slue
Questions about slue
- What does slue mean?
- Slue means to rotate something on an axis.
- What part of speech is slue?
- Slue can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce slue?
- Slue is pronounced /sluː/.
- What is the past tense of slue?
- The past tense of slue is slued.
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