slew

Noun
  1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
    "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
    is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
    subtypes:
    same as: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
Verb
  1. Turn sharply;
    Change direction abruptly (synset 202037140)
    "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
    is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • peel off - leave a formation
    • yaw - swerve off course momentarily
    same as: curve, cut, sheer, slue, swerve, trend, veer
  2. Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (synset 201874268)
    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
    is a type of: glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: skid, slide, slip, slue

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