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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swerved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Swerving.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,
     to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to
     swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be
     whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,
     Goth. swa['i]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.
     swarm. Cf. Swarm.]
     1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]
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              A maid thitherward did run,
              To catch her sparrow which from her did swerve.
                                                    --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. ``The point [of
        the sword] swerved.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
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     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.
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              I swerve not from thy commandments.   --Bk. of Com.
                                                    Prayer.
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              They swerve from the strict letter of the law.
                                                    --Clarendon.
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              Many who, through the contagion of evil example,
              swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy
              religion.                             --Atterbury.
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     4. To bend; to incline. ``The battle swerved.'' --Milton.
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     5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
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              The tree was high;
              Yet nimbly up from bough to bough I swerved.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Swerve \Swerve\, v. t.
     To turn aside. --Gauden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Swerve \Swerve\, v. t.
     To turn aside. --Gauden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swerved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Swerving.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,
     to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to
     swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be
     whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,
     Goth. swa['i]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.
     swarm. Cf. Swarm.]
     1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]
  
              A maid thitherward did run, To catch her sparrow
              which from her did swerve.            --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
     2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. ``The point [of
        the sword] swerved.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
  
     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.
  
              I swerve not from thy commandments.   --Bk. of Com.
                                                    Prayer.
  
              They swerve from the strict letter of the law.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
              Many who, through the contagion of evil example,
              swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy
              religion.                             --Atterbury.
  
     4. To bend; to incline. ``The battle swerved.'' --Milton.
  
     5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
  
              The tree was high; Yet nimbly up from bough to bough
              I swerved.                            --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  swerve
       n 1: the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: swerving, veering]
       2: an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: yaw]
       v : turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
           left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
           right" [syn: sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew,
            cut]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  swerve
     n.
     A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a
  collision.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.
     2 To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  swerve
     n.
     A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a
  collision.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.
     2 To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  swerve
     n.
     A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a
  collision.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.
     2 To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  swerve
     n.
     A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a
  collision.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.
     2 To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
     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.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  swerve
     Englanti n.
     1 äkkikäännös
     2 väistöliike
     Englanti vb.
     1 suistua
     2 poiketa
     3 kääntää syrjään
     4 kääntyä syrjään
     5 väistää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Swerve /swˈɜːv/
  الإنحراف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  swerve //swɜːv// //swɝv// 
  отклонение
  sudden movement out of a straight line

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  swerve //swɜːv// //swɝv// 
  1. извивам се
  to bend
  2. криввам
  to go out of a straight line
  3. блуждая
  to stray
  4. избягвам
  to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact
  5. отклонявам се
  to wander from a line, rule or duty