veer
verb
[ vɪə ]
• change direction suddenly.
• "an oil tanker that had veered off course"
Similar:
swerve,
career,
skew,
swing,
sheer,
weave,
wheel,
change direction,
change course,
go off course,
deviate,
be deflected,
diverge,
turn (aside),
branch off,
curve,
twist,
bend,
curl,
incline,
swivel,
zigzag,
tack,
divagate,
veer
noun
• a sudden change of direction.
• an offensive play using a modified T-formation with a split backfield, which allows the quarterback the option of passing to the fullback, pitching to a running back, or running with the ball.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French virer, perhaps from an alteration of Latin gyrare (see gyrate).
veer
verb
• slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch vieren .
