Creek vs Slew - What's the difference?
creek | slew |
A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Any turn or winding.
(US) A large amount.
(nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
To veer a vehicle.
To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
To pivot.
To skid.
(rail transport) to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
(transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
(slay)
As nouns the difference between creek and slew
is that creek is one of a native american tribe from the southeastern united states while slew is (us) a large amount or slew can be the act, or process of slaying.As a proper noun creek
is the muskogean language of the creek tribe.As an adjective creek
is of or pertaining to the creek tribe.As a verb slew is
(nautical) to rotate or turn something about its axis or slew can be (slay).creek
English
Noun
(wikipedia creek) (en noun)Synonyms
* beck, brook, burn, streamDerived terms
* up the creekReferences
slew
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (noun only)Noun
(en noun)- She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk.
See also
* onslaughtEtymology 2
In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.Verb
(en verb)- The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling