slew
verb
[ sluː ]
• turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
• "the Renault slewed from side to side in the snow"
• (of an electronic device) undergo slewing.
slew
noun
• a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement.
• "I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van"
Origin:
mid 18th century (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
slew
verb
• past of slay1.
slew
noun
• a large number or quantity of something.
• "he asked me a slew of questions"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Irish sluagh .
slay
verb
• kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
• "St George slew the dragon"
Similar:
kill,
murder,
put to death,
do to death,
put to the sword,
butcher,
cut down,
cut to pieces,
slaughter,
massacre,
shoot down,
gun down,
mow down,
assassinate,
execute,
dispatch,
destroy,
eliminate,
annihilate,
exterminate,
dispose of,
wipe out,
take out,
bump off,
do in,
do for,
rub out,
top,
wipe off the face of the earth,
blow away,
liquidate,
stiff,
waste,
smoke,
ice,
off,
killing,
homicide,
putting to death,
execution,
butchery,
assassination,
destruction,
extermination,
liquidation,
mactation,
• greatly impress or amuse (someone).
• "you slay me, you really do"
Similar:
amuse greatly,
convulse with mirth/laughter,
entertain greatly,
make someone laugh,
make someone crack up,
kill,
knock dead,
be the death of,
wow,
be a hit with,
crease up,
Origin:
Old English slēan ‘strike, kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen .
