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SWERVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of turning aside suddenly
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("swerve" is a kind of...):
turn; turning (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course)
Derivation:
swerve (turn sharply; change direction abruptly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An erratic deflection from an intended course
Synonyms:
swerve; yaw
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("swerve" is a kind of...):
turn; turning (a movement in a new direction)
Derivation:
swerve (turn sharply; change direction abruptly)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they swerve ... he / she / it swerves
Past simple: swerved
Past participle: swerved
-ing form: swerving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example:
The motorbike veered to the right
Synonyms:
curve; cut; sheer; slew; slue; swerve; trend; veer
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "swerve" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swerve"):
peel off (leave a formation)
yaw (swerve off course momentarily)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
swerve (the act of turning aside suddenly)
swerve (an erratic deflection from an intended course)
swerving (the act of turning aside suddenly)
