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1. slew - 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"; "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"

Synonym(s): 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

Hypernym(s): large_indefinite_quantity, large_indefinite_amount




2. slew - verb

· turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

Synonym(s): swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, cut

Hypernym(s): turn




3. slew - verb

· move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

Synonym(s): skid, slip, slue, slide

Hypernym(s): glide




4. slay - verb

· kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

Synonym(s): murder, hit, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off, remove

Hypernym(s): kill





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