slue

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to turn, swing, or pivot sharply, especially around a fixed point

   The crane operator began to slue the boom toward the waiting barge.

2. 2
   verb

   to veer or skid sideways, often out of the intended course

   The rear wheels began to slue across the wet road.

3. 3
   noun

   a sharp turn, pivot, or sideways movement

   One sudden slue of the boat threw the loose gear against the rail.

A less common spelling of slew in the sense 'turn, swing, or skid.' The nautical verb was recorded as slue by 1769 and later as slew; its deeper origin is unknown. It is separate from slue as a spelling of swampy slough.

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