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To swerve is to change directions suddenly or to cause to change directions suddenly.

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When a deer runs in front of your car and you rapidly turn the wheel to avoid hitting it, this is an example of when youswerve the car and an example of when the car swerves.

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intransitive verb, transitive verb swerved, swerving

to turn aside or cause to turn aside sharply or suddenly from a straight line, course, etc.

Origin: ME swerven < OE sweorfan, to file away, scour < IE base *swerbh-, to turn, wipe, sweep > Gr syrphetos, sweepings, litter

noun

the act or degree of swerving

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swerver noun

See swerve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. swerved swerved, swerv·ing, swerves

To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.

noun

The act of swerving.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English swerven

Origin: , from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour

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