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Definitions for Swerve

[1] to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
[2] to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him.
[3] an act of swerving; turning aside.
[4] to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
[5] (tr) to avoid (a person or event)
[6] the act, instance, or degree of swerving

Words related to Swerve

deflect, stray, skid, veer, lurch, wander, sheer, sidestep, depart, incline, err, shift, skew, move, diverge, turn, tack, bend, waver, swing

Words nearby Swerve

swenson, swept, swept volume, sweptback, sweptwing, swerve, sweven, sweyn, swff, swg, swidden

Origin of Swerve

1175–1225; Middle English swerven (v.); Old English sweorfan to rub, file; cognate with Dutch zwerven to rove, Old High German swerban, Old Norse sverfa to file, Gothic afswairban to wipe off

Other words from Swerve

un·swerved , adjective
un·swerv·ing , adjective
un·swerv·ing·ly , adverb
un·swerv·ing·ness , noun

Word origin for Swerve

Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file

Synonyms for Swerve

deflect, lurch, skid, stray, veer, bend, depart, deviate, dip, diverge, err, incline, move, sheer, shift, sideslip, sidestep, skew, slue, swing, tack, turn, wander, waver, wind, depart from, get off course, go off course, sheer off, train off