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swerve

(swɜːʳv)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense swerves, present participle swerving, past tense, past participle swerved
verb
If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves or if you swerve it, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something.
Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the crash. [VERB]
Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Suddenly Ned swerved the truck, narrowly missing a blond teenager on a skateboard. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: veer, turn, swing, shift More Synonyms of swerve
Swerve is also a noun.
He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.
More Synonyms of swerve

swerve in British English

(swɜːv)
verb
1. 
to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
2. (transitive)
to avoid (a person or event)
noun
3. 
the act, instance, or degree of swerving
Derived forms
swervable (ˈswervable)
adjective
swerver (ˈswerver)
noun
Word origin
Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file

swerve in American English

(swɜrv)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: swerved or ˈswerving
1. 
to turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line, course, etc.
noun
2. 
the act or degree of swerving
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈdeviˌate
Derived forms
swerver (ˈswerver)
noun
Word origin
ME swerven < OE sweorfan, to file away, scour < IE base *swerbh-, to turn, wipe, sweep > Gr syrphetos, sweepings, litter

Examples of 'swerve' in a sentence
swerve

Or perhaps a gentle swerve to the right?
The Sun (2011)
The bus suddenly swerved and there was panic.
The Sun (2016)
Staff called cops who spotted his swerving car.
The Sun (2015)
He swerved past both and scored with a flashing low drive.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His sudden swerve into dance music may be the final straw for some.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Two other cars collided with each other as they swerved to avoid the animal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How many times do you see an experienced horse swerve suddenly like that?
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
One car had to swerve away from her.
The Sun (2016)
On his way back home a lorry swerved into his car and he was killed instantly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The car swerved and turned over.
The Sun (2006)
But he always swerved away from the big jobs, preferring his carefully balanced portfolio approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Riders race towards each other at speed, swerving out the way at the last minute.
The Sun (2006)
He could have added to his tally soon afterwards, but his volley swerved past the upright.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She knows we won't suddenly swerve in a new direction just because fashion says we should.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The shot swerved away from Boruc but the keeper followed it with his dive and did well to palm it away.
The Sun (2013)
The Spaniard moved to his right before swerving an unstoppable effort past Fabianski.
The Sun (2013)
I suspect they might change their minds if they had to make a sudden swerve on the motorway at 70mph.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Perhaps it is the influence of T20 cricket but few these days seem to have the patience to resist wafting at deliveries swerving away from them.
The Sun (2013)
He observed as she swerved right, toward the center of the pack, then he followed with more caution and less speed.
Christina Dodd SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999)
Before reaching the main square, the vehicle swerved left and entered a narrow side street filled with people, most of them in uniform.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)

In other languages
swerve

British English: swerve /swɜːv/ VERB
If a vehicle or other moving thing swerves, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something.
Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the crashed car.
Her car swerved off the road.
  • American English: swerve
  • Arabic: يَنْحَرِفُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desviar
  • Chinese: 突然转向
  • Croatian: krivudati
  • Czech: uhnout prudce
  • Danish: svinge
  • Dutch: uitwijken
  • European Spanish: virar bruscamente
  • Finnish: kaartaa
  • French: faire une embardée
  • German: ausweichen
  • Greek: λοξοδρομώ
  • Italian: sbandare
  • Japanese: 急にそれる
  • Korean: 빗나가다
  • Norwegian: skrense
  • Polish: zboczyć
  • European Portuguese: desviar
  • Romanian: a vira
  • Russian: отклоняться
  • Latin American Spanish: virar bruscamente
  • Swedish: svänga åt sidan
  • Thai: หักเลี้ยว
  • Turkish: direksiyonu kırmak
  • Ukrainian: звертати вбік
  • Vietnamese: đi chệch

Chinese translation of 'swerve'

swerve

(swəːv)

n (c)

  1. (in car etc) 改变(變)方向 (gǎibiàn fāngxiàng)

vi

  1. [car etc] 突然转(轉)向 (tūrán zhuǎnxiàng)

vt

  1. [car etc] 使突然转(轉)向 (shǐ tūrán zhuǎnxiàng)
(verb) 
Definition
to turn aside from a course sharply or suddenly
Drivers swerved to avoid the debris.
Synonyms
veer
small potholes which tend to make the car veer to one side or the other
turn
He turned abruptly and walked away.
swing
The canoe found the current and swung around.
shift
The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
bend
Bend the bar into a horseshoe.
incline
deflect
His forearm deflected most of the punch.
depart from
skew
diverge
a course that diverged from the coastline
deviate
He didn't deviate from his schedule.
turn aside
sheer off
(noun) 
Definition
the act of swerving
He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.
Synonyms
change of direction
bend
The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
twist
the twists and turns of the existing track
deviation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bend
Definition
to form a curve
Bend the bar into a horseshoe.
Synonyms
twist,
turn,
wind,
lean,
hook,
bow,
curve,
arch,
incline,
arc,
deflect,
warp,
buckle,
coil,
flex,
stoop,
veer,
swerve,
diverge,
contort,
inflect,
incurvate
in the sense of bend
Definition
a curved part
The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
Synonyms
curve,
turn,
corner,
hook,
twist,
angle,
bow,
loop,
arc,
zigzag,
camber
in the sense of deflect
Definition
to turn or cause to turn aside from a course
His forearm deflected most of the punch.
Synonyms
turn aside,
turn,
avert,
bend,
twist,
sidetrack

Synonyms of 'swerve'

swerve

Explore 'swerve' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deviate
Definition
to depart from one's usual or previous behaviour
He didn't deviate from his schedule.
Synonyms
differ,
vary,
depart,
part,
turn,
bend,
drift,
wander,
stray,
veer,
swerve,
meander,
diverge,
digress,
turn aside
in the sense of diverge
Definition
to deviate (from a prescribed course)
a course that diverged from the coastline
Synonyms
deviate,
depart,
stray,
wander,
meander,
turn aside
in the sense of incline
Definition
to veer from a vertical or horizontal plane
Synonyms
slope,
tend,
tip,
bend,
lean,
heel,
tilt,
slant,
veer,
diverge,
deviate,
cant,
bevel
in the sense of shift
Definition
to move from one place or position to another
The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
Synonyms
move,
drift,
move around,
veer,
budge,
swerve,
change position
in the sense of swing
Definition
to move in a sweeping curve
The canoe found the current and swung around.
Synonyms
turn,
veer,
swivel,
bear,
bend,
twist,
curve,
rotate,
pivot,
deviate,
sheer off,
turn on your heel
in the sense of turn
Definition
to move to face in another direction
He turned abruptly and walked away.
Synonyms
change course,
swing round,
wheel round,
veer,
move,
return,
go back,
switch,
shift,
reverse,
swerve,
change position
in the sense of twist
Definition
a bend
the twists and turns of the existing track
Synonyms
curve,
turn,
bend,
loop,
arc,
meander,
kink,
zigzag,
convolution,
dog-leg,
undulation
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