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Swerve Common

Swerve has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of turning aside suddenly

2

an erratic deflection from an intended course

3

A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

Verb
1

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

2

To stray; to wander; to rove.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
turn turning
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
peel off yaw
Rhyming Words
verve terve curve lurve perve serve nerve merve kerve herve varve tarve larve harve carve surve swarve slurve sparve clerve
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