What is the meaning of slew?

noun

• Often followed by `of'. ( a large number or amount or extent)
  • usage: "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

verb

• Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
  • usage: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
  • synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
• Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
  • usage: "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
  • synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, cut
• Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
  • usage: "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
  • synonyms: skid, slip, slue, slide