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veer
1[ veer ]
verb (used without object)
- to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another:
The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
Synonyms: , ,
- (of the wind)
- to change direction clockwise ( back 1def 31 ).
- Nautical. to shift to a direction more nearly astern ( haul def 8c ).
verb (used with object)
- to alter the direction or course of; turn.
- Nautical. to turn (a vessel) away from the wind; wear.
noun
- a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
a sudden veer in a different direction.
veer
2[ veer ]
verb (used with object)
- to slacken or let out:
to veer chain.
veer
1/ ɪə /
verb
- to alter direction (of); swing around
- intr to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another
- intr
- (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern
- nautical to blow from a direction nearer the stern Compare haul
- nautical to steer (a vessel) off the wind
noun
- a change of course or direction
veer
2/ ɪə /
verb
- tr; often foll by out or away nautical to slacken or pay out (cable or chain)
Other Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of veer1
Origin of veer2
Word History and Origins
Origin of veer1
Origin of veer2
Example Sentences
I think it ends in a place that we veer toward responsibility rather than away from it.
Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.
Be careful when cooking it: halloumi is naturally “squeaky,” but if overcooked, it can veer into rubbery territory.
Two children are dead and their mother is in custody after authorities say she veered her car off a highway in Northern California wine country while driving drunk and slammed into a tree.
It was hard to think about the things I really valued while I veered into sexual reverie about the landlord.
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