swerve
/swɜː(ɹ)v/
noun
Meaning
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
A deviation from duty or custom.
verb
Meaning
To stray; to wander; to rove.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
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.
To bend; to incline.
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.