slew in WordNet English dictionary

1. (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"; "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"
   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  slew  spate  stack  tidy sum  wad 
   

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
   swerve  sheer  curve  trend  veer  slue  slew  cut 
   
2. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
   skid  slip  slue  slew  slide