The action of blench, v.1. Turning to one side, swerving, shying.

An act of turning aside from one's course; a roundabout course, a detour. Also: (occasionally) the action of turning aside, deviation. Also figurative…

The action of going or leading astray; (the taking of) a wrong course. Obsolete.

The action of swerve, v.; deviation; departure from a norm, a prescribed or right course, etc.; †error, transgression.

The action of digressing, or turning aside from a path or track; swerving, deviation. (Now somewhat rare in literal sense.)

Deviation from a definite path or course. in physical sense. Now only Astronomy.

The action of divert, v.; diversion. Also attributive.

literal. The turning aside (of anything) from its due or ordinary course or direction; a turning aside of one's course; deviation, deflection.

The turning of a magnetic needle away from its zero; the measured amount by which it is deflected.

Deflection, deviation; the condition of being bent (down or away).

literal. Divergence from a straight line or course. Obsolete. rare.

Divergence from the straight line, from the mean, or standard position; variation, deflection; the amount of this; †the declination or variation of…

The action of wandering away, or departing from a specified locality, prescribed course, etc.; rambling, roving; an instance of the same.

transferred and figurative. Withdrawal, divergence, deviation (from a path, course, standard, etc.).

An act of swerving, turning aside, or deviating from a course; in Cricket and Baseball: see swerve, v. 7b. Also attributive, as swerve-bowler, swer…

A turning aside, a deviation; also figurative a change of circumstances, vicissitude; in quot. 1884, the twisting flight of a snipe; also, a point…

An act or the action of throwing something out; an instance of this. Also figurative.

Mechanics. Displacement from a defined straight line or perpendicular plane; deflection from the right line. Obsolete. rare.

The action or an act of turning away or deviating (from a course, etc.).