Slue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈuː/.

Examples

The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut trend slip skid sheer curve swerve slide veer slew

Parts of Speech

verb	turn sharply; change direction abruptly “The car cut to the left at the intersection”
verb	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”

Word Forms

swerve	noun	an erratic deflection from an intended course
swerving	noun	the act of turning aside suddenly
curve	noun	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
trend	noun	general line of orientation
veering	noun	the act of turning aside suddenly
skid	noun	an unexpected slide
slip	noun	an unexpected slide
slide	noun	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
slider	noun	a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleuse

scharf abbiegen; abrupt die Richtung ändern

🇫🇷French

déraper

tournez-vous brusquement; changer brusquement de direction

🇪🇸Spanish

torcerse a

girar bruscamente; cambiar de dirección abruptamente

🇮🇹Italian

slaccia

girare bruscamente; cambiare direzione bruscamente

🇳🇱Dutch

slee

draai scherp; abrupt van richting veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lama

vire bruscamente; mudar de direção abruptamente

🇷🇺Russian

ловушка

резко повернуться; резко изменить направление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूलना

तेजी से मुड़ें; अचानक दिशा बदलें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লু

তীক্ষ্ণভাবে বাঁক; হঠাৎ দিক পরিবর্তন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சேறு

கூர்மையாக திரும்பவும்; திடீரென்று திசையை மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తూము

పదునుగా తిరగండి; అకస్మాత్తుగా దిశను మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्ल्यू

वेगाने वळणे; दिशा अचानक बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લ્યુ

તીવ્ર વળો; અચાનક દિશા બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲೂಲ್

ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿ; ದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಥಟ್ಟನೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലൂ

കുത്തനെ തിരിയുക; പെട്ടെന്ന് ദിശ മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੂ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਮੁੜੋ; ਅਚਾਨਕ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلیو

تیزی سے مڑنا؛ اچانک سمت تبدیل کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯卢埃

急转弯；突然改变方向

🇯🇵Japanese

殺し屋

急に向きを変える。急に方向を変える

🇰🇷Korean

진흙

급격하게 회전하다; 갑자기 방향을 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất bôi trơn

rẽ mạnh; đổi hướng đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

โคลน

เลี้ยวอย่างรวดเร็ว; เปลี่ยนทิศทางกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembelokan

berbelok tajam; mengubah arah secara tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

putik

lumiko nang husto; biglang magpalit ng direksyon

🇲🇾Malay

sluet

pusing tajam; bertukar arah secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

آب بند

چرخش تند؛ تغییر جهت ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

çamur

keskin bir şekilde dönün; aniden yön değiştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רפש

לפנות בחדות; לשנות כיוון בפתאומיות

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