veer

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. veer¹ (vîr)v. veered, veer·ing, veersv. intr.
1. To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: “a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce” (Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve.
2. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
3. Nautical. To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.v. tr.
1. To alter the direction of; turn:
veered the car sharply to the left.
2. Nautical. To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.n.
A change in direction; a swerve. [French virer, from Old French.] II. veer² (vîr)tr.v. Nautical veered, veer·ing, veers
To let out or release (a line or an anchor train). [Middle English veren, from Middle Dutch vieren. See per¹ in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  swerve, sheer, curve, trend, slue, slew, cut