swerve
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him.
an act of swerving; turning aside.
Origin of swerve
1synonym study For swerve
Other words from swerve
- un·swerved, adjective
- un·swerv·ing, adjective
- un·swerv·ing·ly, adverb
- un·swerv·ing·ness, noun
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How to use swerve in a sentence
The ideal features the swerve of a top-shelf breaker and the anywhere-in-the-zone accuracy of the No.
Why Some MLB Pitchers Are Abandoning The Fastball | Robert O'Connell | September 20, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightThe term “New Western Dry Gin,” coined more than 10 years ago by Ryan Magarian — one of the founders of Aviation Gin, itself a big swerve away from the classic gin profile — is often used to describe them.
Gin has gone global, with appealing new styles and flavors that stretch its very definition | M. Carrie Allan | September 27, 2021 | Washington PostSet in the verdant Klamath River Valley amidst a backdrop of orchard trees and the blue swerve of the river itself lies a homey, two-story yurt perfect for a fairytale family vacation.
At an earlier Global Citizen telethon, she covered Barbra Streisand’s “People,” a swerve if I’ve ever heard one from an entertainer not traditionally known for being a vocalist.
Bennifer’s Back? J. Lo and Ben Affleck’s Pandemic Stunts Have Been a Blessing | Kevin Fallon | May 7, 2021 | The Daily BeastMotorcycles roar and swerve around women who balance soaring bundles confidently on their heads.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They kept the Portuguese in check, matching them tackle for tackle, swerve for swerve.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory | Tunku Varadarajan | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis kind of swerve has been ventured before and it led to an electoral dead end.
Barnes supplies no explanation or justification for its unusual construction, for the unannounced swerve from fact to fiction.
‘One Relishes the Pain’: Julian Barnes’ Memoir of Grief | Adam Begley | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe swerve won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Black Hood brought the car around in a wide sweeping turn to head back toward the gate, had to swerve to avoid hitting Joe Strong.
At this juncture Dale burst into the saloon, suddenly to check his impetus, to swerve aside toward the bar and halt.
The Man of the Forest | Zane GreyHe might certainly challenge earth or heaven, things present or things to come, to swerve him from this grand allegiance.
The Minister's Wooing | Harriet Beecher StoweHe missed the rider by the fraction of an inch, but saw the machine swerve and heard the soft thud of something falling.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceWas it not life itself to feel beneath his limbs the old familiar swerve, and swing and long elastic bound?
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
British Dictionary definitions for swerve
/ (swɜːv) /
to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
(tr) to avoid (a person or event)
the act, instance, or degree of swerving
Origin of swerve
1Derived forms of swerve
- swervable, adjective
- swerver, noun
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