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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, swerve, trend, veer
  2. Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (synset 201874268)
    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
    is a type of: glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
    subtypes:
    • submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion
    • skid - slide without control
    • side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
    same as: skid, slew, slide, slip

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