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How to sign: (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";
Similiar / Same: muckle, whole slew, whole lot, wad, tidy sum, spate, quite a little, peck, mint, mickle, lot, hatful, great deal, good deal, batch, plenty, heap, raft, flock, deal
Categories: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
Within this category: flood
How to sign: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk";
See also: slip up, trip up, stumble
Similiar / Same: slide, slue, slip, skid
Categories: glide
