to veer in a rope

  • 1Veer — Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. [1913 Webster] {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten. {To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to… …

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  • 2veer away — transitive verb or veer out 1. : to let out : slacken and let run : pay out veer away the cable veer out a rope 2. : to permit to drift off by letting out a line …

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  • 3To veer and haul — Veer Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. [1913 Webster] {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten. {To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to… …

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  • 4To veer away — Veer Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. [1913 Webster] {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten. {To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to… …

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  • 5To veer out — Veer Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. [1913 Webster] {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten. {To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to… …

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  • 6veer — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English veren, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Dutch vieren to slacken, Middle Low German vīren Date: 15th century to let out (as a rope) II. verb Etymology: Middle English veren, from Middle… …

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  • 7veer — veer1 verb 1》 change direction suddenly.     ↘suddenly change in opinion, subject, etc. 2》 (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass. The opposite of back. noun a sudden change of direction. Origin C16: from Fr.… …

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  • 8veer — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 change direction, esp. (of the wind) clockwise (cf. BACK v. 5). 2 change in course, opinion, conduct, emotions, etc. 3 Naut. = WEAR(2). n. a change of course or direction. Etymology: F virer f. Rmc, perh. alt. f. L gyrare… …

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  • 9To veer out the cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor …

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  • 10Willard van der Veer — (* 23. August 1894 in Brooklyn, New York City; † 16. Juni 1963 in Encino, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Kameramann. Bei der Oscarverleihung im November 1930 erhielt er den Oscar für die beste Kamera. Biografie Van der Veer wurde zusammen …

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