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veer

1 syllable
verbnoun
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As a verb, veer means change direction or course suddenly. As a noun, it means a turn or swerve.

Meanings of veer

8 meanings

verb

  1. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

    “The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.”

  2. of the windTo shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).

  3. nauticalof the windTo shift aft.

  4. nauticalTo change direction into the wind; to wear ship.

  5. To turn.

  6. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

    “The car cut to the left at the intersection”

    “The motorbike veered to the right”

    Similar: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, slue, slew
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoletenauticalTo let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

noun

  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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