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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.