swerve

IPA: swˈɝv

noun

  • A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
  • A deviation from duty or custom.

verb

  • (archaic) 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 give way.
  • 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.
  • (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
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