Definition of swerve in English:

swerve

verb swəːvswərv

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.
a lorry swerved across her path
with object O'Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner
Example sentencesExamples
- He sidesteps, swerves and pauses after difficult questions to consider his answers.
- Much of the book swerves from the Russian novelist to the Australian writer's own life to big ideas.
- It should be widened and sidewalks introduced - a truck swerving to avoid a pedestrian was the cause of one of last week's crashes there.
- Lucio's free-kick swerves wildly but Barthez claims well.
- From time-to-time, an unevenness in tone is evident, as the movie swerves between bawdy farce and melodrama.
- A gust of wind comes up; the balloon swerves out over the street and bounces off a parked car.
- The camera swerves quickly from the murder to the reaction: Meenakshi retching in horror.
- The ball swerves in the air a la Roberto Carlos and is in all the way, but Marcos fingertips the ball onto the right-hand post.
- He said his wife had tried to get help by stopping passing cars but one had swerved around her.
- For at least five minutes, it dips and swerves and revels in front of us, disappearing out of sight for seconds and then zipping back into view from nowhere.
- Because the car is out of control, the bus swerves to avoid it.
- As if on cue, a motorist, seeing the grisly scene before him, swerves in order to crush this cannibal rat.
- But when he hits the frightening climax, the camera swerves at dizzying angles, the sound desynchs, and the makeup and sets become highly expressionistic.
- Ronaldo gets the ball 25 yards out but his shot swerves high and wide.
- With this decision, the film swerves into sentimentalist airspace.
- Aircraft swerves, departs runway and is destroyed after flipping over.
- Every time the driver swerves, a few hundred pedestrians are killed.
- She was kept in jail for several hours by LA cops after they spotted her pick-up truck swerving wildly on the freeway out of the city.
- The sudden swerves from genre to genre prove unsettling rather than exciting.
- A few cars swerved and squeezed by us, but finally someone had to stop and give us way.
Synonyms
veer, change direction, go off course, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, curve, twist, weave, zigzag, turn aside, branch off, sidetrack
Sailing tack
rare divagate

noun swəːvswərv

1An abrupt change of direction.
do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles
Example sentencesExamples
- It's becoming one of the great sights in the game, watching the young Portuguese international marauding down the wing spilling out tricks and swerves in a manner not dissimilar to a certain Irishman in the 60s.
- Lunge Turns are great for making hard swerves in a fast-moving game of hockey or in an emergency situation.
- Being world class is not just holding glittering events but roads on which traffic can move at an average and safe speed of at least 40 kmph. without frequent swerves and stops to avoid potholes.
- Emergency swerves to avoid a crash can themselves lead to rollover accidents.
- When garbage contains hard objects, it can contribute more directly to accidents by causing damage to vehicles, punctures or dangerous swerves.
- Didactic tendencies are continually being subverted by swerves, qualifications, and context.
- The two drivers had blasted away from the rest at the start, with Hakkinen getting the best of the German, despite one of Schumacher's famous start line swerves.
- The tall and rather narrow little car could not cope with sudden swerves.
- Audacious loops, bends and swerves are undertaken at astonishing speed and with awesome precision.
- So Dad and I got to go down this amazing blue run with great hills and swerves.
- But its slices of summery California melody are so well-executed it's easy to forgive the disc's occasional swerves into syrupy sentiment.
- There are too many plot twists that are too incredible and, once all the swerves are added up, that don't matter.
1. 1.1mass noun Divergence from a straight course imparted to a ball or other object, especially in soccer, cricket, or snooker.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The winger, a product of York's powerful junior section, took his chance with pace, swerve and strength but Ford could not make the conversion.
  The swerve on the ball took it into the no-man's land between goalkeeper and defence, but Sloan had failed to track the run of Lasley.
  He modelled the way he bends the ball on Beckham; the same spin and swerve from set pieces.
  Its main benefit is helping viewers to understand matches by showing placement, bounce, speed and swerve of the ball during play.
  It's got bend and swerve, but - as it nears the goal - it's palmed away by the Chelsea keeper.
  His right foot shot was delivered with pace, swerve and accuracy and although Stevie Woods put hand to it, the ball was knocked down only to the goal line where Greg Strong was able to clear.
  I remember Steve Davis explaining how Higgins used body action to put swerve on a ball.
  There was no pause for consideration about what he intended to do, hitting the ball crisply and with swerve from his right foot, the ball bending past the despairing dive of Arthur and tucking inside his right-hand post.
  There is, for a start, the little matter of flight, which often contains an element of swerve in the last few feet.
  He has accuracy and the ability to make the ball dip and swerve or whatever is needed.
  But no one was calling for a penalty when Pryce came out of nowhere to collect the ball, swerve round the last man and dive over between the sticks.
  Synonyms
  curve, curl, bend, deviation, twist, change of direction
  North American, Pool &amp Billiards English

Derivatives

swerveless

adjective

swerver

noun

The best first-half point was Keith Raymond's swerver from 40 metres, hit with the outside of his boot.
Example sentencesExamples
- Claus Jensen, bright and inventive in midfield, tested Richard Wright with a 30-yard swerver which the England keeper clutched in his midriff.
- It was to be the hosts last flag raiser of the day as McDonald rifled over a trademark swerver to send his team six clear with six minutes left to play.
- Riquelme sends in a swerver which Tizie can't hold; he parries it out to Rodriguez, who slips the ball over the keeper and into the net.
- He had a right-foot swerver saved before Falkirk restored parity.

Origin

Old English sweorfan 'depart, leave, turn aside', of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch swerven 'to stray'.

Rhymes

conserve, curve, Deneuve, derv, hors d'oeuvre, nerve, observe, roman-fleuve, serve, subserve, verve

Definition of swerve in US English:

swerve

verbswərvswərv

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.
no object a car swerved around a corner
with object he swerved the truck, narrowly missing a teenager on a skateboard
Example sentencesExamples
- A few cars swerved and squeezed by us, but finally someone had to stop and give us way.
- As if on cue, a motorist, seeing the grisly scene before him, swerves in order to crush this cannibal rat.
- He sidesteps, swerves and pauses after difficult questions to consider his answers.
- Much of the book swerves from the Russian novelist to the Australian writer's own life to big ideas.
- The camera swerves quickly from the murder to the reaction: Meenakshi retching in horror.
- Because the car is out of control, the bus swerves to avoid it.
- It should be widened and sidewalks introduced - a truck swerving to avoid a pedestrian was the cause of one of last week's crashes there.
- Lucio's free-kick swerves wildly but Barthez claims well.
- The sudden swerves from genre to genre prove unsettling rather than exciting.
- A gust of wind comes up; the balloon swerves out over the street and bounces off a parked car.
- From time-to-time, an unevenness in tone is evident, as the movie swerves between bawdy farce and melodrama.
- The ball swerves in the air a la Roberto Carlos and is in all the way, but Marcos fingertips the ball onto the right-hand post.
- Aircraft swerves, departs runway and is destroyed after flipping over.
- But when he hits the frightening climax, the camera swerves at dizzying angles, the sound desynchs, and the makeup and sets become highly expressionistic.
- Every time the driver swerves, a few hundred pedestrians are killed.
- For at least five minutes, it dips and swerves and revels in front of us, disappearing out of sight for seconds and then zipping back into view from nowhere.
- Ronaldo gets the ball 25 yards out but his shot swerves high and wide.
- He said his wife had tried to get help by stopping passing cars but one had swerved around her.
- She was kept in jail for several hours by LA cops after they spotted her pick-up truck swerving wildly on the freeway out of the city.
- With this decision, the film swerves into sentimentalist airspace.
Synonyms
veer, change direction, go off course, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, curve, twist, weave, zigzag, turn aside, branch off, sidetrack

nounswərvswərv

An abrupt change of direction.
do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles
Example sentencesExamples
- The tall and rather narrow little car could not cope with sudden swerves.
- When garbage contains hard objects, it can contribute more directly to accidents by causing damage to vehicles, punctures or dangerous swerves.
- So Dad and I got to go down this amazing blue run with great hills and swerves.
- Audacious loops, bends and swerves are undertaken at astonishing speed and with awesome precision.
- Lunge Turns are great for making hard swerves in a fast-moving game of hockey or in an emergency situation.
- But its slices of summery California melody are so well-executed it's easy to forgive the disc's occasional swerves into syrupy sentiment.
- There are too many plot twists that are too incredible and, once all the swerves are added up, that don't matter.
- Being world class is not just holding glittering events but roads on which traffic can move at an average and safe speed of at least 40 kmph. without frequent swerves and stops to avoid potholes.
- Didactic tendencies are continually being subverted by swerves, qualifications, and context.
- Emergency swerves to avoid a crash can themselves lead to rollover accidents.
- The two drivers had blasted away from the rest at the start, with Hakkinen getting the best of the German, despite one of Schumacher's famous start line swerves.
- It's becoming one of the great sights in the game, watching the young Portuguese international marauding down the wing spilling out tricks and swerves in a manner not dissimilar to a certain Irishman in the 60s.

Origin

Old English sweorfan ‘depart, leave, turn aside’, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch swerven ‘to stray’.

单词	swerve
释义	Definition of swerve in English: swerve verb swəːvswərv Change or cause to change direction abruptly. a lorry swerved across her path with object O'Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner Example sentencesExamples He sidesteps, swerves and pauses after difficult questions to consider his answers. Much of the book swerves from the Russian novelist to the Australian writer's own life to big ideas. It should be widened and sidewalks introduced - a truck swerving to avoid a pedestrian was the cause of one of last week's crashes there. Lucio's free-kick swerves wildly but Barthez claims well. From time-to-time, an unevenness in tone is evident, as the movie swerves between bawdy farce and melodrama. A gust of wind comes up; the balloon swerves out over the street and bounces off a parked car. The camera swerves quickly from the murder to the reaction: Meenakshi retching in horror. The ball swerves in the air a la Roberto Carlos and is in all the way, but Marcos fingertips the ball onto the right-hand post. He said his wife had tried to get help by stopping passing cars but one had swerved around her. For at least five minutes, it dips and swerves and revels in front of us, disappearing out of sight for seconds and then zipping back into view from nowhere. Because the car is out of control, the bus swerves to avoid it. As if on cue, a motorist, seeing the grisly scene before him, swerves in order to crush this cannibal rat. But when he hits the frightening climax, the camera swerves at dizzying angles, the sound desynchs, and the makeup and sets become highly expressionistic. Ronaldo gets the ball 25 yards out but his shot swerves high and wide. With this decision, the film swerves into sentimentalist airspace. Aircraft swerves, departs runway and is destroyed after flipping over. Every time the driver swerves, a few hundred pedestrians are killed. She was kept in jail for several hours by LA cops after they spotted her pick-up truck swerving wildly on the freeway out of the city. The sudden swerves from genre to genre prove unsettling rather than exciting. A few cars swerved and squeezed by us, but finally someone had to stop and give us way. Synonyms veer, change direction, go off course, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, curve, twist, weave, zigzag, turn aside, branch off, sidetrack Sailing tack rare divagate noun swəːvswərv 1An abrupt change of direction. do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles Example sentencesExamples It's becoming one of the great sights in the game, watching the young Portuguese international marauding down the wing spilling out tricks and swerves in a manner not dissimilar to a certain Irishman in the 60s. Lunge Turns are great for making hard swerves in a fast-moving game of hockey or in an emergency situation. Being world class is not just holding glittering events but roads on which traffic can move at an average and safe speed of at least 40 kmph. without frequent swerves and stops to avoid potholes. Emergency swerves to avoid a crash can themselves lead to rollover accidents. When garbage contains hard objects, it can contribute more directly to accidents by causing damage to vehicles, punctures or dangerous swerves. Didactic tendencies are continually being subverted by swerves, qualifications, and context. The two drivers had blasted away from the rest at the start, with Hakkinen getting the best of the German, despite one of Schumacher's famous start line swerves. The tall and rather narrow little car could not cope with sudden swerves. Audacious loops, bends and swerves are undertaken at astonishing speed and with awesome precision. So Dad and I got to go down this amazing blue run with great hills and swerves. But its slices of summery California melody are so well-executed it's easy to forgive the disc's occasional swerves into syrupy sentiment. There are too many plot twists that are too incredible and, once all the swerves are added up, that don't matter. 1.1mass noun Divergence from a straight course imparted to a ball or other object, especially in soccer, cricket, or snooker. Example sentencesExamples The winger, a product of York's powerful junior section, took his chance with pace, swerve and strength but Ford could not make the conversion. The swerve on the ball took it into the no-man's land between goalkeeper and defence, but Sloan had failed to track the run of Lasley. He modelled the way he bends the ball on Beckham; the same spin and swerve from set pieces. Its main benefit is helping viewers to understand matches by showing placement, bounce, speed and swerve of the ball during play. It's got bend and swerve, but - as it nears the goal - it's palmed away by the Chelsea keeper. His right foot shot was delivered with pace, swerve and accuracy and although Stevie Woods put hand to it, the ball was knocked down only to the goal line where Greg Strong was able to clear. I remember Steve Davis explaining how Higgins used body action to put swerve on a ball. There was no pause for consideration about what he intended to do, hitting the ball crisply and with swerve from his right foot, the ball bending past the despairing dive of Arthur and tucking inside his right-hand post. There is, for a start, the little matter of flight, which often contains an element of swerve in the last few feet. He has accuracy and the ability to make the ball dip and swerve or whatever is needed. But no one was calling for a penalty when Pryce came out of nowhere to collect the ball, swerve round the last man and dive over between the sticks. Synonyms curve, curl, bend, deviation, twist, change of direction North American, Pool &amp Billiards English Derivatives swerveless adjective swerver noun The best first-half point was Keith Raymond's swerver from 40 metres, hit with the outside of his boot. Example sentencesExamples Claus Jensen, bright and inventive in midfield, tested Richard Wright with a 30-yard swerver which the England keeper clutched in his midriff. It was to be the hosts last flag raiser of the day as McDonald rifled over a trademark swerver to send his team six clear with six minutes left to play. Riquelme sends in a swerver which Tizie can't hold; he parries it out to Rodriguez, who slips the ball over the keeper and into the net. He had a right-foot swerver saved before Falkirk restored parity. Origin Old English sweorfan 'depart, leave, turn aside', of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch swerven 'to stray'. Rhymes conserve, curve, Deneuve, derv, hors d'oeuvre, nerve, observe, roman-fleuve, serve, subserve, verve Definition of swerve in US English: swerve verbswərvswərv Change or cause to change direction abruptly. no object a car swerved around a corner with object he swerved the truck, narrowly missing a teenager on a skateboard Example sentencesExamples A few cars swerved and squeezed by us, but finally someone had to stop and give us way. As if on cue, a motorist, seeing the grisly scene before him, swerves in order to crush this cannibal rat. He sidesteps, swerves and pauses after difficult questions to consider his answers. Much of the book swerves from the Russian novelist to the Australian writer's own life to big ideas. The camera swerves quickly from the murder to the reaction: Meenakshi retching in horror. Because the car is out of control, the bus swerves to avoid it. It should be widened and sidewalks introduced - a truck swerving to avoid a pedestrian was the cause of one of last week's crashes there. Lucio's free-kick swerves wildly but Barthez claims well. The sudden swerves from genre to genre prove unsettling rather than exciting. A gust of wind comes up; the balloon swerves out over the street and bounces off a parked car. From time-to-time, an unevenness in tone is evident, as the movie swerves between bawdy farce and melodrama. The ball swerves in the air a la Roberto Carlos and is in all the way, but Marcos fingertips the ball onto the right-hand post. Aircraft swerves, departs runway and is destroyed after flipping over. But when he hits the frightening climax, the camera swerves at dizzying angles, the sound desynchs, and the makeup and sets become highly expressionistic. Every time the driver swerves, a few hundred pedestrians are killed. For at least five minutes, it dips and swerves and revels in front of us, disappearing out of sight for seconds and then zipping back into view from nowhere. Ronaldo gets the ball 25 yards out but his shot swerves high and wide. He said his wife had tried to get help by stopping passing cars but one had swerved around her. She was kept in jail for several hours by LA cops after they spotted her pick-up truck swerving wildly on the freeway out of the city. With this decision, the film swerves into sentimentalist airspace. Synonyms veer, change direction, go off course, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, curve, twist, weave, zigzag, turn aside, branch off, sidetrack nounswərvswərv An abrupt change of direction. do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles Example sentencesExamples The tall and rather narrow little car could not cope with sudden swerves. When garbage contains hard objects, it can contribute more directly to accidents by causing damage to vehicles, punctures or dangerous swerves. So Dad and I got to go down this amazing blue run with great hills and swerves. Audacious loops, bends and swerves are undertaken at astonishing speed and with awesome precision. Lunge Turns are great for making hard swerves in a fast-moving game of hockey or in an emergency situation. But its slices of summery California melody are so well-executed it's easy to forgive the disc's occasional swerves into syrupy sentiment. There are too many plot twists that are too incredible and, once all the swerves are added up, that don't matter. Being world class is not just holding glittering events but roads on which traffic can move at an average and safe speed of at least 40 kmph. without frequent swerves and stops to avoid potholes. Didactic tendencies are continually being subverted by swerves, qualifications, and context. Emergency swerves to avoid a crash can themselves lead to rollover accidents. The two drivers had blasted away from the rest at the start, with Hakkinen getting the best of the German, despite one of Schumacher's famous start line swerves. It's becoming one of the great sights in the game, watching the young Portuguese international marauding down the wing spilling out tricks and swerves in a manner not dissimilar to a certain Irishman in the 60s. Origin Old English sweorfan ‘depart, leave, turn aside’, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch swerven ‘to stray’.
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