slew

(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”

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• “The car cut to the left at the intersection”
• “The motorbike veered to the right”

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”