veer
veer Lexical Profile
veer Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To change direction or course suddenly.
"The driver had to veer onto the shoulder to avoid a deer crossing the highway."
To change or shift abruptly from one state, opinion, or topic to another.
"The panel discussion began on economic policy but quickly veered into a debate about education."
To change direction clockwise around the points of the compass (of the wind).
"Forecasters expect the wind to veer from the southwest to the northwest as the cold front passes."
• noun
A sudden change of direction or course.
"With a sudden veer to the left, the cyclist avoided the pothole in the road."
• Rhymes for veer
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French virer ('to turn, sweep around'), originally used in nautical contexts for shifting wind or letting out cable.