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veer 1  audio  (vīr) KEY  

VERB:
veered , veer·ing , veers
VERB:
intr.
  1. To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: "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.
VERB:
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.
NOUN:
A change in direction; a swerve.
ETYMOLOGY:
French virer, from Old French


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