swerve🔊

(archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.

To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

To bend; to incline; to give way.

To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line

To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.

(slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.

A curve, bend, or deviation from a straight course or line (e.g. the winding path of a stream or a sudden change of direction to avoid an obstacle or collision.).

A deviation from duty or custom.

(cricket) (sideways movement imparted by spin bowler).