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swerve
[swurv]
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn aside.
Nothing could swerve him.
noun
an act of swerving; turning aside.
swerve
/ swɜːv /
verb
to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
(tr) to avoid (a person or event)
noun
the act, instance, or degree of swerving
Other Word Forms
- swerver noun
- swervable adjective
- unswerved adjective
- unswerving adjective
- unswervingly adverb
- unswervingness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of swerve1
Word History and Origins
Origin of swerve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Trailing by six, with 5:06 remaining in the game, Mosley took the snap in the wildcat formation and swerved his way into the end zone for a touchdown.
According to an eyewitness, Prefontaine was driving downhill on a two-lane road when he swerved to avoid another car, slammed against an embankment and flipped his vehicle.
Bob Webb, 74, a chief operating officer at a Pittsburgh law firm, lives near the trail and ticked off its hills and swerves until his brother from Maryland interrupted.
Each arrival, in its own way, marked a sharp swerve in the fortunes of a grief-bludgeoned Iraqi family that has spent the past 15 years darting around Europe in a state of legal limbo.
She is a supremely balanced runner with a galloping stride, a silken swerve and the daring to put them to use on the biggest stage.
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