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• Swerve — Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be whirled,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swerve — [swə:v US swə:rv] v [: Old English; Origin: sweorfan [i] to wipe, put away ] 1.) to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, usually in order to avoid hitting something swerve violently/sharply ▪ The car swerved sharply to avoid the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• swerve — [v] turn aside, often to avoid collision bend, deflect, depart, depart from, deviate, dip, diverge, err, get off course, go off course, incline, lurch, move, sheer, sheer off, shift, sideslip, sidestep, skew, skid, slue, stray, swing, tack, train …   New thesaurus

• swerve — {{11}}swerve (n.) 1741, from SWERVE (Cf. swerve) (v.). {{12}}swerve (v.) early 13c., to depart, make off; early 14c., to turn aside, deviate from a straight course, probably from O.E. sweorfan to rub, scour, file (but sense development is… …   Etymology dictionary

• swerve — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ The car made a sudden swerve to the left. VERB + SWERVE ▪ make {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

• swerve — 01. They almost hit a dog while driving home this afternoon, but were able to [swerve] out of the way at the last minute. 02. The driver [swerved] to avoid hitting a child that ran out after her ball. 03. The car [swerved] to avoid a collision.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• swerve — verb (swerved; swerving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; akin to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn aside abruptly from a straight line …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• swerve — [[t]swɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] swerves, swerving, swerved V ERG If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something. Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the bodies... [V… …   English dictionary

• swerve — verb (I) 1 to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, especially in order to avoid hitting something: Jo swerved to avoid a dog. (+ across/off etc): The car swerved across the road and crashed into a wall. 2 (usually in negatives)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swerve — Synonyms and related words: L, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about the bush, alter, ameliorate, angle, angle off, apex, avoid, back and fill, be changed, be converted into, be renewed, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about …   Moby Thesaurus

• swerve — /swerrv/, v., swerved, swerving, n. v.i. 1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. v.t. 2. to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him. n. 3. an act of swerving; turning aside.… …   Universalium