[syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
sloo \sloo\ (sl[=oo]), or slue \slue\ (sl[=u]), n.
A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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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.]
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Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also drop
seed, and nimble Will.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slue \Slue\, n.
See Sloough, 2. [Local]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used
reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]
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They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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,
slue, slew, cut]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn:
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]