slew / slough / slue [slu:]
slew – n. & v. – n. – 1. the act of turning or twisting about an axis; 2. a very large number; 3. basket weaving – a filling made of two or more strands worked together; v. – 1. rotate about an axis; 2. intoxicate; 3. skid uncontrollably; 4. simple past of slay – violently killed
slough – n. & v. – n. – 1. (slew) a piece of soft, miry ground, a bog; 2. a side channel of a river; v. – 1. be swallowed up in muddy, watery ground;
Do Not Confuse With slough [slʌf] – n. – 1. a shed snake skin; 2. clothing; v. – 1. shed skin especially with a disease; 2. cast off, drop, discard
slue – n. & v. – n. -- 1. the secured position after turning an instrument around a fixed axis; 2. the act of swerving off track; v. - 1. turn a telescope or similar instrument around a fixed axis; 2. swerve or skid