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    swerve
    /swəːv/

    verb

    • 1. change or cause to change direction abruptly: "a lorry swerved across her path"

    noun

    • 1. an abrupt change of direction: "do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWERVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SWERVED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of swerve 2. to change direction, especially suddenly: 3. If…. Learn more.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWERVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to change direction, especially suddenly: The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a cyclist. If you do not swerve from a principle or certain actions, you continue to think or act as you did in the beginning: She is one of those rare politicians whom one can trust not to swerve from policy and principle. Compare. unswerving.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swervedSwerved Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate. transitive verb. : to cause to turn aside or deviate. swerve noun. Synonyms. break. cut. sheer. veer. yaw. zag. zig. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for swerve.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWERVED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SWERVED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of swerve 2. to change direction, especially suddenly: 3. If…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › swervedSwerved - definition of swerved by The Free Dictionary

    1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course. 2. ( tr) to avoid (a person or event) n. the act, instance, or degree of swerving. [Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file] ˈswervable adj. ˈswerver n.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWERVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves or if you swerve it, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something. Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the crash. [VERB] Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall. [VERB preposition/adverb]

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › swervedSwerved Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    The tray swerved passed leaving me feeling very dejected. The trail swerved only to avoid trees, and it was soon evident where the goat was headed. The carriage went a way and then swerved , hanging over the current.