veer

Definition of Veer in English :

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Verb

1. curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Example Sentences:
'The car cut to the left at the intersection'
'The motorbike veered to the right'

2. veer

shift to a clockwise direction

Example Sentences:
'the wind veered'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Veer

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verb

1.

to alter direction (of); swing around

2. (intransitive)

to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another

3. (intransitive)

a.

(of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern

b. nautical

to blow from a direction nearer the stern

Compare haul (sense 5)

4. nautical

to steer (a vessel) off the wind

noun

5.

a change of course or direction

verb

(tr; often foll by out or away) nautical

to slacken or pay out (cable or chain)

Veer

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verb intransitive

1.

to change direction; shift; turn or swing around

2.

to change sides; shift, as from one opinion or attitude to another

3. Meteorology

to shift clockwise (in the Northern Hemisphere)

said of the changing direction of a wind see also back1 (sense 33)

4. Nautical

a.

to change the direction or course of a ship by swinging its stern to the wind; wear a ship

b.

to be so turned

said of a ship

verb transitive

5.

to turn or swing; change the course of

6. Nautical

to change the direction or course of (a ship) by swinging its stern to the wind; wear

noun

7.

a change of direction

verb transitive, verb intransitive

Nautical

to let out (a line, chain, anchor, etc.)

often with out

Veer

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v. veered, veer·ing, veers

v.intr.

1.

a. To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve: veered to the left to avoid a pothole.

b. To deviate from a purpose, behavior, or previous pattern: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce" (Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve.

2. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.

3. Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.

v.tr.

1. To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.

2. Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.

n.

A change in direction; a swerve.

tr.v. veered, veer·ing, veers
Nautical

To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).

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