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SLUE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Example:

the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Synonyms:

skid; slew; slide; slip; slue

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "slue" is one way to...):

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "slue"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Example:

The motorbike veered to the right

Synonyms:

curve; cut; sheer; slew; slue; swerve; trend; veer

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "slue" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "slue"):

peel off (leave a formation)

yaw (swerve off course momentarily)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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