swerve (verb)
11swerve — [swɜːv] verb [I] to change direction suddenly in order to avoid something swerve noun [C] …
12swerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. turn aside, deviate, shift, sheer, veer, yaw; dodge. See deviation, change. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. move, turn aside, veer, deviate; see turn 6 , deviate . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …
13body-swerve — bodˈy swerve intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑body …
14sheer — I. /ʃɪə / (say shear) adjective 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as fabrics, etc. 2. unmixed with anything else. 3. unqualified; utter: a sheer waste of time. 4. extending down or up very steeply: a sheer descent of rock. 5. Obsolete bright;… …
15deflect — /dəˈflɛkt / (say duh flekt) verb (i) 1. to bend or turn aside; swerve. –verb (t) 2. to cause to turn from a true course or right line. {Latin dēflectere} –deflector, noun …
16deviate — verb (deviated, deviating) –verb (i) /ˈdivieɪt / (say deeveeayt) 1. to turn aside (from a way or course). 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable standard. 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning …
17peel off — verb 1. peel off the outer layer of something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑skin, ↑peel, ↑pare • Hyponyms: ↑exfoliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
18depart — verb Etymology: Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo French departir, from de + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part , pars part Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go away ; leave …
19diverge — verb (diverged; diverging) Etymology: Medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis + vergere to incline more at wrench Date: 1665 intransitive verb 1. a. to move or extend in different directions from a common point …
20avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately …
