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veer
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- pronunciation:
- vir
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
veers, veering, veered |
| definition: |
to turn aside or away from a particular course; change direction; swerve.
The car veered to the right to avoid hitting the deer.She veered from the subject of politics as she knew the conversation would soon become an argument.- similar words:
- bend, chop, deviate, dodge, sheer, swerve, tack, turn, wrench
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| related words: |
broach, diverge, err, shift, shy, stray, sway, swing, tack, trend, vary, warp |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to change the direction or course of; turn.
- similar words:
- deviate, dodge, swerve, turn
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| related words: |
diverge, tack |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a change in direction, course, or the like.
- similar words:
- swerve, turn
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| related words: |
twist |
| derivation: |
veeringly (adv.) |
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