Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
1We spent seven days in and out of that slue.
2Pull port, back starboard, and slue the boat round with her nose toward them.
3Then Marigold and I will slue this one round, and then we'll send him a tow.
4All dose I seed, honey-des 'esslue-footed
5De ve'y idee er dem slue-footed Yankees er shellin' our town an' scerin' all our ladies ter death.
6There was danger also that the tow-line might slue both men into the icy waters and upset the boat.
7We boarded the river steamboat "Cocopah," towing a barge loaded with soldiers, and steamed away for the slue.
8It is what the river-men call a "slue channel"; and we had to take frequent soundings to follow it.
9Young Jean Groseillers went white as the sails, and scarce had strength to slue the guns back or jacket their muzzles.
10Ef Ole Miss 'ud been yer thoo' dis las' war, dar wouldn't er been no slue-footed Yankees a-foolin' roun' her parlour.
11On account of the wind, which blew again with great violence, the "Cocopah" could not leave the slue that day.
12The whole ribbed framework of the vessel was strained and slued.
13He took hold of his side, slued around, and staggered a few paces.
14He slued round and went away steady, picking a bit as he went.
15His hindquarters slued off the edge and into space.
16Some of the carts slued as they rolled through a drift of spilled dry beans.