To swerve is to change directions suddenly or to cause to change directions suddenly.
(verb)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.
See swerve in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb, transitive verb swerved, swerving
Origin: ME swerven < OE sweorfan, to file away, scour < IE base *swerbh-, to turn, wipe, sweep > Gr syrphetos, sweepings, litter
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See swerve in American Heritage Dictionary 4
tr. & intr.v. swerved swerved, swerv·ing, swerves
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Origin: Middle English swerven
Origin: , from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour
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