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slue

/slu/
/slu/
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Other forms: slued; sluing; slues

Definitions of slue
  1. verb
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, swerve, trend, veer
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    types:
    peel off
    leave a formation
    yaw
    swerve off course momentarily
    type of:
    turn
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  2. verb
    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
    synonyms: skid, slew, slide, slip
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    types:
    submarine
    move forward or under in a sliding motion
    skid
    slide without control
    side-slip
    slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
    type of:
    glide
    move smoothly and effortlessly
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