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Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to
strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &
OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,
Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,
Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. {Slaughter}, {Sledge} a hammer,
{Sley}.]
To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to
kill; to put an end to; to destroy.

With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.

I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
1.

I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.

Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

Slew \Slew\,
imp. of {Slay}.

Slew \Slew\, v. t.
See {Slue}.

Slew \Slew\ (sl[=oo]), n. [See {Slough} a wet place.]
A wet place; a river inlet.

The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy,
especially at the borders of the great reedy slews.
--T.
Roosevelt.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sluing}.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or
incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written
also {slew}.]
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.

Kevin Weir, vice president at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in New York, said next week's slew of U.S. economic indicators could fuel trading activity.
Chief among the slew of statements by West German officials yesterday was Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl's remark that the central bank is "very satisfied" with the state treaty between East and West Germany on economic and social unification.
But recently, a slew of American companies have shown a renewed interest in designing and making displays.
A slew of lower courts had struck down similar state laws, mostly on the grounds that they blocked interstate commerce.
The Defense Department has signed a slew of "memoranda of understanding" with allies calling for joint weapons development.
Share prices were firmer in directionless trading at midday Thursday as the market evaluated the slew of corporate earnings reports and British economic data released earlier in the session, traders said.
The stock market was hot, and Fidelity was blitzing investors with advertisements for a slew of new funds, many geared to specific market sectors.
The union complains that strong language was weakened by a slew of exceptions and compromises.
A slew of analysts' recommendations also helped enhance the gains in several stocks.
The last year has seen a slew of stock run-ups tied to Hart-Scott-Rodino filings that never led to a takeover.
Nutri/System trumpeted the survey's results in its ads, prompting a slew of lawsuits, including one from Weight Watchers charging it with false and misleading advertising.
Investors bid up the prices of many country funds to exorbitant levels, prompting fund managers to bring out a slew of new funds.
When that first invitation to the Kremlin came, Mr. Andreas had just met with a slew of top Soviet officials and was about to check out of the pre-revolutionary National Hotel near Red Square.
Volume remained light, with many institutional players staying on the sidelines to await the slew of economic data scheduled for release later in the week.
As bond trading resumes in the U.S. today, market participants will likely be readying themselves to receive a slew of economic data and new supply this week.
But the loss of control is almost all-pervasive. There is a whole slew of pictures with budgets above $40 million.
But the immediate focus of the market is a slew of U.S. economic indicators due at the end of the week that could herald the end of recent exuberance for the dollar, dealers cautioned.
But none of this has deterred the 81-year-old author and his publisher from rushing out the first of what will be a slew of books about the dramatic student-led democracy movement and its bloody suppression.
Although a slew of British economic data were released during the session, the market largely ignored them and payed virtually no attention to U.S. trade data that showed a wider-than-expected trade gap for March.
Judge Kenneth Starr, joined by Judge Carl McGowan, described the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the slew of EPA regulations under it as "mind-numbing."
Salcido also allegedly slew his mother-in-law and a co-worker.
Corruption is the target of a slew of investigative units and committees.
Not for Sally Gunnell the lip-gloss contracts of glamorous rivals like America's Sandra Farmer-Patrick, whom she slew on the burning track.
Fund managers expect even more money to pour into bond funds over the next few months, as a slew of certificates of deposit mature.
Although my performance is good enough to get a diploma (and a slew of dance partners), I don't expect to win any more bookings.
Volume remained painfully low, dealers complained, as a slew of earnings reports failed to inspire much trading. Moreover, July average earnings and August unemployment data were largely ignored by the directionless market.
Advertising executives say the slew of "baby-talk" ads is just the latest example of advertisers borrowing ideas from Hollywood.
The new chancellor has been greeted by a slew of economic data promising modest growth without a resurgence of inflation.
The U.S. dollar eased against most major foreign currencies yesterday, despite a slew of positive economic data and attempts by senior monetary officials to talk the currency up.
"It doesn't have to be hostile at all," Mr. Shaw said of the bid, which was accompanied by criticism of the way Staley operates its business and of a slew of poison pills.

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