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Meaning of swerve

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

swerve

Pronunciation:/swɜː(ɹ)v//swɝv/

noun

Definitions

  1. A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

  2. A deviation from duty or custom.

verb

Definitions

  1. To stray; to wander; to rove.

  2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

  3. 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.

  4. To bend; to incline.