swerve

A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

A deviation from duty or custom.

To stray; to wander; to rove.

To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

To bend; to incline.

To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line

To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.