slew Definition

slay
verb slays, slew (past tense), slain (past participle), slaying

tr & intr
1. archaic or literary
To kill.
Thesaurus: kill, slaughter, butcher, murder, execute, assassinate.
2. To amuse or impress someone greatly.

Derivative: slayer
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon slean.

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slew¹ past tense of slay

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slew²
slue
verb, tr & intr slewed, slewing

1. To turn about the axis.
2. To twist or cause to twist or swing round, especially suddenly and uncontrollably.

noun

1. An instance of slewing.

Derivative: slewed
adj

colloq
Extremely drunk.

Etymology: 18c.