swerve (verb)

  • 101oscillate — I verb agitari, agitate, alternate, be doubtful, be indecisive, be irresolute, be uncertain, be undecided, be undetermined, be unresolved, be unsteady, be unsure, beat, bounce, debate, deliberate, falter, flap, fluctuate, flutter, fret, hesitate …

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  • 102arc — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. i. curve (See circularity); spark (See electricity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. arch, curve, segment of a circle; see arch , curve 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. semicircle, curve, arch. IV… …

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  • 103arch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, arc, vault. See convexity, concavity, curvature. adj. cunning, roguish; preeminent, chief. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Main] Syn. chief, main, principal; see principal . 2.… …

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  • 104crook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bend, curve, hook; thief, robber. See curvature, illegality, stealing, evildoer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [*Criminal] Syn. swindler, thief, rogue; see criminal . 2. [A bend] Syn. hook, V, notch; see… …

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  • 105cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …

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  • 106digress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. diverge, ramble, deviate, wander. See deviation, loquacity, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stray, diverge, maunder, deviate; see deviate , ramble 2 . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …

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  • 107divert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. amuse, beguile, entertain; distract, turn aside. See amusement, deviation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deflect] Syn. turn aside, redirect, avert; see turn 3 , veer . 2. [To amuse] Syn. entertain,… …

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  • 108dodge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. elude, evade, escape, avoid, duck. See deviation, avoidance, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trick, strategy, scheme; see method 2 , plan 2 , trick 1 . v. Syn. duck, elude, evade; see avoid …

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  • 109duck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. nod, bob; dodge, avoid, elude; dip, immerse, plunge. n. drake. See avoidance, water, birds. II (Roget s IV) n. Types and breeds of ducks include: freshwater, sea, gadwall, garganey, shoveler,… …

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  • 110err — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mistake, misjudge; nod, slip, go astray, trip, blunder; sin, transgress; fall, wander, stray. See error, badness, improbity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misjudge, blunder, be mistaken; see fail 1 . III …

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