slew meaning and definition

SLEW noun

Definition of slew (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: 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

SLEW verb

Definition of slew (verb)

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