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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
/ ɜː /
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
- unswerved adjective
- unswerving adjective
- unswervingly adverb
- unswervingness noun
- ˈɱ noun
- ˈɱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of swerve1
Word History and Origins
Origin of swerve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The tone swerve into body-count humor and the nuts and bolts of violence eventually prove too much for Crano and Craig to effectively mold into a comedy of perception and privilege.
In the coming weeks you'll hear government sources boast about the importance of this Spending Review and say it's disgraceful that the Conservatives swerved doing full audits for years.
The digital avenues at our disposal are littered with roadblocks, and all the swerving that average audiences do keeps them from the films and television they want to watch.
Wayne had been on his way to his job as a forklift driver in the city centre when Calocane deliberately swerved across the road and drove into the back of him.
Real needed a goal, on came Ronaldo, and he won a penalty with a trademark body swerve.
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