Slue

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slue \Slue\, n.
     See {Sloough}, 2. [Local]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
          manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid},
           {slip}, {slew}, {slide}]