swerve
swerve Lexical Profile
swerve Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To change or cause to change direction abruptly, especially to avoid a collision.
"The cyclist had to swerve sharply to avoid a pothole in the road."
To stray or depart from an established course of action, duty, or principle.
"Despite immense pressure from critics, she refused to swerve from her core scientific principles."
• noun
An abrupt change of direction or course, often made to avoid an obstacle.
"A sudden swerve of the steering wheel kept the vehicle from hitting the fallen branch."
A departure from a standard course of action, belief, or principle.
"The novel takes an unexpected narrative swerve in the final chapter."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English swerven ('to turn aside'), derived from Old English sweorfan ('to file or grind away, to polish or wipe'), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swerbana ('to wipe, whirl, or turn').