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| swerve [ swurv ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle swerved, present participle swerv·ing, 3rd person present singular swerves) |
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turn away from direct course: to make a sudden change in direction, often to avoid a collision, or make something change direction suddenly
 had to swerve the car to avoid a pedestrian
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noun (plural swerves) |
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abrupt change in direction: a sudden change in direction
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| [ Old English sweorfan "file, scour, turn aside" < Indo-European, "to turn"] |
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