slue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; sheer; slew.
    • The car cut to the left at the intersection
    • The motorbike veered to the right
  2. verb move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
    slew; slide; skid; slip.
    • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

WordNet

Slue transitive verb
Etymology
Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sna to turn, bend.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Slued ; present participle & verbal noun Sluing
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
  2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. Colloq.
    They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens.
Slue intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.
Slue noun
Definitions
  1. See Sloough, 2. Local

Webster 1913