I had to swerve to avoid hitting the dog.
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Swerve
/swɜːv/
Synonyms for "swerve" (275 found)
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aberrancyaberrationabout shipabout the bushalterameliorateangleangle offapexavoidback and fillbe changedbe converted intobe renewedbear awaybear offbear to starboardbeatbeat aboutbeat around
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Verb(2 words)
careenschanged direction
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (83)
circuitousnesscoincome aboutcome aroundcome roundcornercrankcringecrookcrotchetcurvedeclinationdeflectdeflectiondegeneratedepartdepart fromdeparturedeterioratedetour
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deviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdeviousnessdigressdigressiondipdiscursiondivagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversifydiversiondodgedoglegdoubledouble a pointdraw backdriftdriftingduckelbowellequivocateerrerrantryevadeexcursionexcursusexorbitationfadefall backfencefetch aboutflinchflopforkfurcatefurcationgo aboutgybe
Noun(12 words)
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hairpinhang backhaul aroundheave roundhedgeheelhem and hawhookimproveindirectioninflectionjibjibejibe all standingkneellurchmelioratemiss staysmitigate
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modulatemutatenookobliqueobliquityparrypererrationplypointpull awaypull backpussyfootput aboutput backput offquailquoinramblingrecoilreelreel backretreatreviveround a pointsheersheer offshiftshift offshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshrinkshrink backshyshy awayshy offsidestepskewslantslewsluestartstart asidestart backstep asidestraystrayingswaysweepswervingswingswing roundswing the sternswingingtacktake a turnthrow abouttrendturnturn asideturn backturn intoturn the cornerturningtwistundergo a changevariationvaryveervertexwanderwanderingward offwarpwaverwearwear shipweaselweasel outwincewindworsenyawzagzigzigzag
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(1 words)
swift turn
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14 entriesacute turnfocus driftgoal driftlateral deviationleft turnnarrative driftoperational deviationpolicy driftpolicy swerveright turnsharp turnstrategic driftstrategic shifttopic drift
Collocations
10 entriesdrastic swerveevasive swervelateral swerveleft turnright turnsharp swervesharp turnsudden swerveswerve angletrajectory swerve
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Mennad tried to swerve into the biker.
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I had to swerve to avoid hitting a dog.
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Narrow roads have also been an issue, causing some motorists to swerve and get into accidents.
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