swerve

Examples

• All

• I followed his swerve north where the woods run out to open fields.

  Academic text (2015)

• There are no skid marks, no swerve marks.

  Saint Joan (1957)

• You're absolutely right that this nation has taken an alarming swerve in that direction, specifically since September 11, 2001.

  Blog text (22)

• Russia's abrupt and brutal swerve onto the path of depopulation began during the final crisis of the Soviet state.

  Academic text (2005)

• After a sudden swerve in the path, the bicycle nearly toppled over.

• The sharp swerve in the road caught the attention of the speeding car.

Synonyms

T

turning

vsswerve

22 2.5

A change of direction in a road or path

is a sudden sharp action often used to avoid an obstacle

Y

yaw

vsswerve

• Specialized

4 9.1

A side-to-side movement that moves a ship or plane off course

is a single sharp change usually performed to avoid something

D

deflection

vsswerve

4 6.0

How much an object bends or moves away from a straight line

is a sudden sharp change usually performed to avoid something

C

change of direction

vsswerve

3 3.2

A move to face or go a different way

is a quick sharp change specifically to avoid something

C

change of course

vsswerve

3 4.2

A move to a different direction physically or in plans

is a sudden move performed to avoid an obstacle in motion

J

jog

vsswerve

1 5.8

A small sudden change of direction in a path or line

is used when the quick shift aims to avoid an obstacle

V

veering

vsswerve

1 5.3

A sudden change of direction while moving

is used when the change is done to avoid something

How Sharp

swerve

7 3.7

turn

485 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology