Term Gallery logo

Meanings of slew in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

montão
Portuguese
virar

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.

virar
Portuguese
escorregar
Catalan
relliscar
Spanish
resbalar

Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.

Related terms
escorregar
Usage of slew in English
1
A slew of recent research points to the need for urgent action.
The Irish Times
2
A slew of guidebooks that set a new standard for quality followed.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
The Central Statistics Office unleashed a slew of economic data this week.
The Irish Times
4
A slew of products now address the problem-butthey don't come cheap.
Reuters
5
A slew of large issues is in the pipeline for this year.
Reuters
6
A slew of large issues are in the pipeline for this year.
Reuters
7
Markets are bracing for a slew of China economic data for May.
Reuters
8
THR: You have a slew of new shows coming on this fall.
Reuters
9
Sindolt and Hunolt and Ortwin the knight slew many in the strife.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
10
Her most recent venture: stand-up comedy and slew of laugh-so-hard-it-makes-you-cry one-woman shows.
Ebony
11
That brought a slew of new deals and partnerships, but also pressures.
Radio NZ
12
Iran has refused to stop enriching uranium, despite a slew of sanctions.
Reuters
13
But the Professor reminded the native that they only slew in self-defense.
The Land of Mystery
14
What the new president did was issue a slew of Executive Orders.
Radio NZ
15
The Declaration of slew the phantom of the divine necessity of kings.
A Hero and Some Other Folks
16
Men crept up to the sentries, and slew them in the darkness.
For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
About this term
Translations for slew
Slew through the time
Slew across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
More variants