Definitions for veervɪər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

veervɪər(v.i.)

  1. to change direction or turn aside; shift or change from one course, position, etc., to another.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  2. (of the wind) to change direction clockwise Naut. to shift to a direction more nearly astern

    Category: Nautical

    Ref: (opposed to back ).; (opposed to haul ).

  3. (v.t.)to alter the direction of; turn.

  4. to turn (a vessel) away from the wind.

    Category: Nautical

  5. (n.)a change of position, course, etc.

Origin of veer:

1575–85; < MF virer to turn 蠐 L vibrāre; see vibrate

Princeton's WordNet

  1. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut(verb)

    turn sharply; change direction abruptly

    "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

  2. veer(verb)

    shift to a clockwise direction

    "the wind veered"

Wiktionary

  1. veer(Noun)

    turning

  2. veer(Verb)

    to change direction or course suddenly; to swerve

  3. veer(Verb)

    to change direction in a clockwise direction if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere

  4. veer(Verb)

    to shift aft

  5. veer(Verb)

    to change direction into the wind; to wear ship

  6. veer(Verb)

    to turn

  7. Origin: From the virer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Veer(verb)

    to change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north

  2. Veer(verb)

    to direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel


Translations for veer

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

veer(verb)

to change direction suddenly

The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.

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