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veer
I. \ˈvi(ə)r, -iə\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English veren, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Dutch vieren to let out, slacken, Middle Low German vīren to slacken; probably akin to Old High German fiaren to give direction to, Old Frisian fīria to be far and probably to Old English feorr far — more at far
: to let or pay out (as a rope or anchor chain)
< veer the mainsheet >
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- veer and haul
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French virer, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gwyro to shift, deviate, Breton goara to curve, Old Irish fiar slanting, oblique; akin to Old English wīr wire — more at wire
intransitive verb
1. : to change direction : shift from one direction, position, condition, or inclination to another : be variable : turn
< the highway veers inland at this point >
< his veering gait — William Wordsworth >
< he veered aside when he heard the train moving — J.C.Powys >
< my attention veered aimlessly around — Anne S. Mehdevi >
< his mind veered away from the memory — Marcia Davenport >
2. of the wind : to shift in a clockwise direction — opposed to back
3. : to wear ship : alter course by turning away from the direction of the wind
transitive verb
: to direct to a different course
< pressures veering him from his purpose >
: turn, shift; specifically : wear 8
< veer a ship >
Synonyms: see swerve
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- veer and haul
III. noun
(-s)
: an act of veering : a change in course, direction, or inclination
< took a sharp veer to the left >
< a veer toward ultraconservatism >
< a veer in our policy — Kiplinger Washington Letter > |