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Meaning of 'swerve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Swerve [ v. i.]
- To stray; to wander; to rope.
- 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.
2 . Swerve [ v. t.]
- To turn aside.

Meaning of 'swerve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . swerve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example in sentence:
  • The car cut to the left at the intersection;
  • The motorbike veered to the right

Nearby Words:

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