Slue (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The car's wheels slued wildly as the driver lost control on the icy road.
- The drunk man stumbled and slued sideways, nearly falling over before grabbing hold of the wall.
- As the plane's landing gear failed, the wheels slued hard to the left, sending the aircraft careening off course.
- The ship's prow began to slue violently in the turbulent waters, threatening to capsize the vessel.
- The skier's skis slued sideways down the mountain, picking up speed as she struggled to regain control.
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Meaning 2
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The pilot had to slue sharply to the left to avoid colliding with the other plane.
- The yacht slued south in order to avoid the rocky coastline.
- She slued the steering sharply to the right to avoid the cyclist.
- To avoid the obstacle, the driver slued the car to the left.
- The aircraft slued violently as the sudden turbulence hit it.