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1. (v.i.) swerve
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
2. (v.t.) swerve
to cause to turn aside.
3. (n.) swerve
the act of swerving.
Etymology: (1175–1225; OE sweorfan to rub, file, c. OFris swerfa to wander, OS, OHG swerban to rub, ON sverfa to file)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) swerve, swerving, veering
the act of turning aside suddenly
2. (verb) yaw, swerve
an erratic deflection from an intended course
3. (verb) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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1. (verb) swerve
to move quickly to one side
The car swerved to avoid the cat.
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| Definition of 'Swerve' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Swerve
to stray; to wander; to rope
2. (verb) Swerve
to go out of a straight line; to deflect
3. (verb) Swerve
to wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate
4. (verb) Swerve
to bend; to incline
5. (verb) Swerve
to climb or move upward by winding or turning
6. (verb) Swerve
to turn aside
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Sense: to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly
The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.
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 Afrikaans: swenk |
 Arabic: يَنْحَرِف |
 Bulgarian: свивам |
 Brazilian: desviar-se |
 Czech: uhnout |
 German: aus..., abweichen |
 Danish: svinge; vige |
 Greek: αλλάζω απότομα κατεύθυνση |
 Spanish: desviar(se) |
 Estonian: kõrvale pöörama, põikama |
 Farsi: ناگهان منحرف شدن |
 Finnish: väistää |
 French: dévier (de) |
 Hebrew: לִסטוֹת פִּתאוֹם |
 Hindi: मुड़ना, मोड़ना, मोड़ लेना |
 Croatian: skrenuti u stranu, odstup |
 Hungarian: elkanyarodik |
 Indonesian: membelok |
 Icelandic: sveigja |
 Italian: deviare, sterzare; allont |
 Japanese: それる |
 Korean: 벗어나다, 선회하다 |
 Lithuanian: pasukti, mestisį šalį, nu |
 Latvian: (strauji) nogriezties; no |
 Malay: belokan yang tiba-tiba |
 Dutch: uitwijken |
 Norwegian: vike unna, kjøre/skjene t |
 Polish: zboczyć z kursu, skręcić |
 Persian: ناگهان منحرف شدن |
 Pashto: ناڅاپه منحرف کیدل |
 Portuguese: desviar-se |
 Romanian: a se abate (de la) |
 Russian: сворачивать в сторону; от |
 Slovak: uhnúť |
 Slovenian: zaviti v stran |
 Serbian: skrenuti |
 Swedish: gira, avvika |
 Thai: เปลี่ยนทิศทาง |
 Turkish: sapmak, birden yön değişt |
 Taiwanese: 突然轉向 |
 Ukrainian: відхилятися від прямого ш |
 Urdu: اصول سے انحراف کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thình lình đổi hướng, đi |
 Chinese: 突然转向 |
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