Slew vs Spew - What's the difference?
slew | spew |
(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)
to eject forcibly and in a stream
(slang) to vomit
(slang) to ejaculate
(slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose
To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
(slang) vomit or sick
(slang) ejaculate
As nouns the difference between slew and spew
is that slew is a large amount while spew is vomit or sick.As verbs the difference between slew and spew
is that slew is to rotate or turn something about its axis while spew is to eject forcibly and in a stream.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