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Swerves

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

📖 Definitions of "Swerves"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A deviation from duty or custom.

verb
  1. 1

    To stray; to wander; to rove.

  2. 2

    To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    To bend; to incline.

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