Slew vs Bog - What's the difference?
slew | bog |
(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)
An expanse of marshland.
(Ireland, British, New Zealand, coarse, slang) A toilet.
(US, dialect) A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
(informal) To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
(transitive, British, informal) To make a mess of something.
To go away.
As nouns the difference between slew and bog
is that slew is (us) a large amount or slew can be the act, or process of slaying while bog is .As a verb slew
is (nautical) to rotate or turn something about its axis or slew can be (slay).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