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slue

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sloo  \Sloo\,  or  Slue  \Slue\,  n. 
  A  slough;  a  run  or  wet  place  See  2d  {Slough},  2. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  He's  here  stuck  in  a  slough.  --Milton. 
 
  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}.] 
 
  {Slough  grass}  (Bot.),  a  name  in  the  Mississippi  valley  for 
  grasses  of  the  genus  {Muhlenbergia};  --  called  also  {drop 
  seed},  and  {nimble  Will}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slue  \Slue\,  n. 
  See  {Sloough},  2.  [Local] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  In  general,  to  turn  about  to  twist;  --  often  used 
  reflexively  and  followed  by  round.  [Colloq.] 
 
  They  laughed,  and  slued  themselves  round.  --Dickens. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slue 
  v  1:  turn  sharply;  change  direction  abruptly;  "The  car  cut  to  the 
  left  at  the  intersection";  "The  motorbike  veered  to  the 
  right"  [syn:  {swerve},  {sheer},  {curve},  {trend},  {veer}, 
  {slew},  {cut}] 
  2:  slide  sideways  [syn:  {skid},  {slip},  {slew},  {slide}]




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