to swerve
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2.8
- verb
- /swɜrv/
:
girar bruscamente
- He had to swerve to miss the large pothole in the middle of the street.
- swerve away
Tom Segura with a lifeline swerves that pothole.
- Tom Segura with a lifeline swerves that pothole.
- And from that push, I hit a wall and then I swerved and made my way through.
- So he said, OK, let's allow these atoms to fluctuate to swerve in in their predetermined course.
- You, you could say there's a whole range of possible ways the atom could swerve, and maybe those are limited, right?
- And then I look like out of the corner of my eye and the mirror, I see a Jeep that's behind her that like swerves right and and then honks on his horn.
- You know, If the creature that you see running across the road is a, you know, thing at this point in the evil, you know, tree of life, then swerve this way.
- We still had not turned toward each other, but then right there, Missus Goldman and I had swerved.
Examples
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I swerved around, you see, to avoid hitting the dog, and... ...she just ran right in front of me.
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There was no screeching of brakes as a bus swerved to avoid his prostrate body.
Fiction book (1990) -
Swerve to the left, swerve to the right.
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And David couldn't quickly swerve to the side as most people can do.
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A car swerving to get out of the way.
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If he didn't swerve when he did, it could have been much worse.
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Police car #2 swerves to the left, both barely missing police car #3.
Fiction book (1991) -
As they approach a street pole, the Bag Lady swerves to the side.
Fiction book (1990) -
An old red truck swerved to pass me, then slowed.
Academic text (2002) -
The boat swerved violently to the right.
Synonyms
63
4.2
To change direction suddenly
41
3.7
Turn a ship to a new direction to avoid danger
30
3.0
To move quickly to avoid being hit
24
4.1
To turn quickly to face a different direction
19
1.3
To go around something to get to the other side
15
7.6
To slide or turn sideways suddenly, often out of control
5
6.7
To move quickly in a different direction to avoid an obstacle
3
4.2
To turn quickly to face a different direction
3
8.9
To move side to side and push a ship or plane off course
3
7.2
To turn quickly in a very small space, like a car
1
8.1
To move quickly to avoid something by changing direction
1
7.8
Turn away suddenly to avoid something
1
4.8
To turn quickly to face another direction or change your opinion suddenly
1
5.6
To turn sharply to the other side while moving
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Etymology
Swerve comes from an old word meaning 'turn aside' or 'move off course', so to swerve is to change direction suddenly, often to avoid hitting something.