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1 swerve
swə:v 1. verb(to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly: The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.) vike unna, kjøre/skjene til sida2. noun(an act of swerving: The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats.) dreining, sidekastIsubst. \/swɜːv\/1) plutselig vridning, brått sidekast, brå sidebevegelse2) ( sport) skru, skruballIIverb \/swɜːv\/1) (få til å) svinge (brått), kaste til siden, gjøre en unnamanøver2) ( sport) skruswerve from fravike, avvike fra, (la seg) rokkeswerve towards something svinge ut mot noe -
2 sheer off/away
(to turn aside or swerve: The speed-boat sheered off course.) dreie (ut) av
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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 — swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight line or a defined course. Swerve may refer to a turning aside, usually somewhat abruptly, by a person or material thing {at that point the road swerves to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — Swerve, v. t. To turn aside. Gauden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swerve — swerve·less; swerve; … English syllables
swerve — index depart, detour, deviate, deviation, digress, digression, divert, indirection (indirect action), oscillate … Law dictionary
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 — ► VERB ▪ abruptly diverge from a straight course. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt change of course. ORIGIN Old English, «leave, turn aside» … English terms dictionary
swerve — [swʉrv] vi., vt. swerved, swerving [ME swerven < OE sweorfan, to file away, scour < IE base * swerbh , to turn, wipe, sweep > Gr syrphetos, sweepings, litter] to turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line … English World dictionary
swerve — v. (D; intr.) to swerve from; to (to swerve from a course; to swerve to the right) * * * [swɜːv] to (to swerve from a course; to swerve to the right) (D; intr.) to swerve from … Combinatory dictionary