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SWERVE Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word swerve. (exact relations)
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veer
verbv
verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• shift to a clockwise direction

bank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

• a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

• a long ridge or pile

• an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

• a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

• the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

• a building in which the business of banking is transacted

• a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

verb

• tip laterally

• enclose with a bank

• do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

• act as the banker in a game or in gambling

• be in the banking business

• put into a bank account

• cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

• have faith or confidence in

deflect
verbv
verb

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

• draw someone's attention away from something

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

detour
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

verb

• travel via a detour

deviate
verbv
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• markedly different from an accepted norm

verb

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

diverge
verbv
verb

• move or draw apart

• have no limits as a mathematical series

• extend in a different direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

meander
verbv
noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

shift
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

sidestep
verbv
noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

slalom
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles

verb

• race on skis around obstacles

snake
verb, nounv, n
noun

• limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

• a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

• a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

• a deceitful or treacherous person

• something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake

• a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

verb

• move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

• form a snake-like pattern

• move along a winding path

stray
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

adjective satellite

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• wander from a direct course or at random

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

turn
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a circular segment of a curve

• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

• (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

• an unforeseen development

• a movement in a new direction

• the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

• turning or twisting around (in place)

• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

• (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a favor for someone

• taking a short walk out and back

verb

• to change orientation or direction

• undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

• undergo a change or development

• cause to move around or rotate

• change to the contrary

• pass to the other side of

• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• move around an axis or a center

• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

• to send or let go

• to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

• shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

• change color

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

• cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

• accomplish by rotating

• get by buying and selling

• cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

• channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• alter the functioning or setting of

• direct at someone

• have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

• go sour or spoil

• become officially one year older

twist
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unforeseen development

• an interpretation of a text or action

• any clever maneuver

• the act of rotating rapidly

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• a circular segment of a curve

• a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

• a jerky pulling movement

• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

• social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s

• the act of winding or twisting

• turning or twisting around (in place)

verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• turn in the opposite direction

• form into a spiral shape

• form into twists

• extend in curves and turns

• do the twist

• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

wander
verbv
verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

zigzag
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

adverb

• in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path

adjective satellite

• having short sharp turns or angles

verb

• travel along a zigzag path

change course
verbv
verb

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

curve
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• a line on a graph representing data

• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• extend in curves and turns

• form an arch or curve

• bend or cause to bend

• form a curl, curve, or kink

cut
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

noun

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

adjective satellite

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

verb

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

sheer
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• straight up or down without a break

• completely

adjective satellite

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• so thin as to transmit light

verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• cause to sheer

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