Slew vs Smew - What's the difference?
slew | smew |
(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)
A small compact diving duck, Mergus albellus , that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
As nouns the difference between slew and smew
is that slew is (us) a large amount or slew can be the act, or process of slaying while smew is a small compact diving duck, mergus albellus , that breeds in the northern taiga of europe and asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.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