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The definition of a slew is a large quantity of something.

(noun)

When you have 200 pairs of shoes, this is an example of a situation where you have a slew of shoes.

Slew means to slide or skid uncontrollably in a particular direction.

(verb)

When a van begins to slide uncontrollably left because of ice, this is an example of slew.

See slew in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

slough (sense )

noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb

slue

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noun

Informal a large number, group, or amount; a lot

Origin: Ir sluagh, a host

transitive verb

slay

See slew in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also slue

noun
Informal

A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.

Origin:

Origin: Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude

Origin: , from Old Irish slúag

verb

Past tense of slay.

noun

Variant of slough¹.

verb & n.

Variant of slue¹.

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