veer

Verb
  1. Turn sharply;
    Change direction abruptly (synset 202037140)
    "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
    is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • peel off - leave a formation
    • yaw - swerve off course momentarily
    same as: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend
  2. Shift to a clockwise direction (synset 200561841)
    "the wind veered"
    is a type of: change over, shift, switch - make a shift in or exchange of

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