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swerve (verb)

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  • swerve — ► VERB ▪ abruptly diverge from a straight course. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt change of course. ORIGIN Old English, «leave, turn aside» …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — [ swɜrv ] verb intransitive or transitive if something such as a vehicle swerves, or you swerve it, it changes direction suddenly in order to avoid someone or something: He swerved suddenly, narrowly missing a cyclist. ╾ swerve noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — verb abruptly diverge or cause to diverge from a straight course. noun such a change of course. ↘a tendency to swerve imparted to a ball. Derivatives swerver noun Origin OE sweorfan depart, leave, turn aside , of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • swerve — verb /swɜː(ɹ)v/ a) To stray; to wander; to rope. b) To go out of a straight line; to deflect. See Also: swarf …   Wiktionary

  • 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 — UK [swɜː(r)v] / US [swɜrv] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms swerve : present tense I/you/we/they swerve he/she/it swerves present participle swerving past tense swerved past participle swerved if something such as a vehicle swerves, or… …   English dictionary

  • swerve — [c]/swɜv / (say swerv) verb (swerved, swerving) –verb (i) 1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly or sharply from the straight or direct course. –verb (t) 2. to cause to turn aside. –noun 3. the act of swerving; a… …  

  • swerve — 1. verb a car swerved into her path Syn: veer, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, weave, zigzag, change direction; Sailing tack 2. noun the bowler regulated his swerve Syn: curve, curl, deviation, twist …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • swerve — [swɜːv] verb [I] to change direction suddenly in order to avoid something swerve noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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