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swerve  (swûrv)

tr. & intr.v. swerved, swerv·ing, swerves

To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.

n.

The act of swerving.

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[Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.]

Synonyms: swerve, depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer¹
These verbs mean to turn away from a straight or prescribed course: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues.

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swerve

Verb

[swerving, swerved]

to turn aside from a course sharply or suddenly

Noun

the act of swerving [Old English sweorfan to scour]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swerve - the act of turning aside suddenly     swerving, veering turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
	2.	swerve - an erratic deflection from an intended course yaw turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
Verb	1.	swerve - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" sheer, slew, slue, trend, veer, curve, cut turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" peel off - leave a formation yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

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swerve

verb veer, turn, swing, shift, bend, incline, deflect, depart from, skew, diverge, deviate, turn aside, sheer off

Translations

swerve [swəːv] n → regate m;

(in car) → desvío brusco

vi → desviarse bruscamente

swerve [swəːv] vi (to avoid obstacle) → faire une embardée or un écart;

(off the road) → dévier

swerve [swəːv] vi (animal) → ausbrechen;

(driver, vehicle) → ausschwenken;

to swerve off the road → ausschwenken und von der Straße abkommen

swerve [swəːv] vi → deviare; [driver] → sterzare; [boxer] → scartare

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swerve

v swerve [swəːv]

to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose. swenk يَنْحَرِف свивам uhnout svinge; vige aus..., abweichen αλλάζω απότομα κατεύθυνση desviar(se) kõrvale pöörama, põikama ناگهان منحرف شدن väistää dévier (de) לִסטוֹת פִּתאוֹם मुड़ना, मोड़ना, मोड़ लेना, घूम जाना skrenuti u stranu, odstupati elkanyarodik membelok sveigja deviare, sterzare; allontanarsi それる 급히 방향을 바꾸다, (정도에서) 벗어나다 pasukti, mestis į šalį, nukrypti į šoną (strauji) nogriezties; novirzīties belokan yang tiba-tiba uitwijken vike unna, kjøre/skjene til sida zboczyć z kursu, skręcić w bok desviar-se a se abate (de la) сворачивать в сторону; отклоняться uhnúť zaviti v stran skrenuti gira, avvika เปลี่ยนทิศทาง sapmak, birden yön değiştirmek 突然轉向 відхилятися від прямого шляху; звертати вбік اصول سے انحراف کرنا thình lình đổi hướng, đi chệch 突然转向

n

an act of swerving The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats. swenk إنْحِراف отклонение zabočení sving die Abweichung απότομη αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, στραβοτιμονιά desvío brusco, viraje repentino kallutus, põige انحراف ناگهاني käännös écart סִטיָיה פִּתאוִמית मोड़,घुमाव skretanje, zaokret na stranu kanyarodás pembelokan sveigja deviazione, sterzata それること 벗어나기, 탈선 pa(si)sukimas pagrieziens; novirze; novirzīšanās membelok dengan tiba-tiba zwenking dreining, sidekast zboczenie, skręt guinada înde­părtare отклонение zabočenie, stočťenie nenadno zavijanje skretanje sväng, kast åt sidan, sidorörelse การหักเลี้ยวอย่างกระทันหัน anî dönüş, sapma 轉向 відхилення انحراف sự chệch, sự chuyển động lệch hướng 转向