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Meaning of 'yaw'
Meaning of 'yaw' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Yaw 
[ n.]
- A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her
course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. [ n.]2. Yaw [ v. i.]
- To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice
in the clarifiers in sugar works. [ v. i.]3. Yaw [ v. i. & t.]
- To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to
deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a
ship. [ v. i. & t.]Meaning of 'yaw' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. yaw [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be wide open
- be wide open
Example in sentence:
- the deep gaping canyon
Meaning (2):
- swerve off course momentarily
- swerve off course momentarily
Example in sentence:
- the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it
Meaning (3):
- deviate erratically from a set course
- deviate erratically from a set course
Example in sentence:
- the yawing motion of the ship
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