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Definition of Swerve
1. Verb. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. "The motorbike veered to the right"
Generic synonyms: Turn
Specialized synonyms: Peel Off, Yaw
Derivative terms: Curve, Curve, Swerving, Trend, Veering
2. Noun. The act of turning aside suddenly.
3. Noun. An erratic deflection from an intended course.
Definition of Swerve
1. v. i. To stray; to wander; to rope.
2. v. t. To turn aside.
Definition of Swerve
1. Verb. To stray; to wander; to rope. ¹
2. Verb. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. ¹
3. Verb. 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. ¹
4. Verb. To bend; to incline. ¹
5. Verb. To climb or move upward by winding or turning. ¹
6. Verb. To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact. ¹
7. Verb. of a projectile, to travel in a curved line ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swerve
1. to turn aside suddenly from a straight course [v SWERVED, SWERVING, SWERVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swerve
Literary usage of Swerve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The interior space is so arranged as to provide a sleeping-place for the cruiser.
tendency to swerve from a straight line), or alternately on either side. ..."
2. English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and Explanations. Drawn from by George Crabb (1863)
"186 TO SWELL—to heave, swell 354 TO swerve—lo deviate, wander, swerve, siray 1S6
SWIFTNESS—quickness, swiftness, ..."
3. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... rugged verse, I chose, As fittest for discourse, and nearest prose; For while
from sacred truth I do not swerve, ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"One can't fly it ; you must ' top,' and Nora can do that sort of thing to
perfection ; and as I came on I had to swerve a little to avoid some of the dogs ..."
5. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To swerve from a straight line ; to look or direct the look ... M twirl,) to turn
or put out of a straight court« ; :o swerve. TWIRL, vt To turn, ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The interior space is so arranged as to provide a sleeping-place for the cruiser.
tendency to swerve from a straight line), or alternately on either side. ..."
7. English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and Explanations. Drawn from by George Crabb (1863)
"186 TO SWELL—to heave, swell 354 TO swerve—lo deviate, wander, swerve, siray 1S6
SWIFTNESS—quickness, swiftness, ..."
8. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... rugged verse, I chose, As fittest for discourse, and nearest prose; For while
from sacred truth I do not swerve, ..."
9. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"One can't fly it ; you must ' top,' and Nora can do that sort of thing to
perfection ; and as I came on I had to swerve a little to avoid some of the dogs ..."
10. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To swerve from a straight line ; to look or direct the look ... M twirl,) to turn
or put out of a straight court« ; :o swerve. TWIRL, vt To turn, ..."
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