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Meaning
Verb
●
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.
●
To
go out of one's way
to
avoid
; to snub.
Noun
●
A
sudden
movement
out of
a
straight line
,
for example
to
avoid
a collision.
●
A
deviation
from
duty
or custom.
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Origin
swerve
English
sweorfan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Lunge
Honk
Bend
Move
Lowside
Shimmy
Walk
Drop
Slide
Powerslide
Rush
Glide
Maneuver
Push
Fly
Break
Climb
Drag
Slip
Swing
Fall
Pull
Kick
Blow
Sweep
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Bounce
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Shift
Wobble
Left Turn
Burn Rubber
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More
Rhymes
Merv
Derv
Perv
Verve
Swerve
Unnerve
Conserve
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