swerve¹ /swûrv/

1. To turn aside
2. To deviate, esp to change course suddenly
3. To give way, shrink (Milton)
4. To swarm, scramble (Dryden)

1. To deflect
2. To cause (a ball) to swerve in the air

1. A turning aside
2. A (sudden) deviation
3. A deflection
4. The act or trick of making the ball swerve in the air (cricket)

swerveˈless adjective

Unswerving

swervˈer noun

swervˈing noun and adjective

swarf² /swörf/ or swerf /swûrf/ (Scot)

A swoon

(also swarve /swärv/ or swerve /swûrv/) to faint

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