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SLEW

Definition:

[noun] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole
[verb] turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
Synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, cut
[verb] move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Synonyms: skid, slip, slue, slide