I had to swerve to avoid hitting the dog.
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Swerve
//swɜːv//
Synonyms for "swerve" (235 found)
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Strong matches (71)
change the bearingchange the headingcheckerchevronchopchop and changecircuitousnesscoincome aboutcome aroundcome roundcornercrankcringecrookcrotchetcurvedeclinationdeflectdeflection
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degeneratedepartdepart fromdeparturedeterioratedetourdeviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdeviousnessdigressdigressiondipdiscursiondivagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversifydiversiondivertdodgedoglegdoubledouble a pointdraw backdriftdriftingduckelbowellequivocateerrerrantryevadeexcursionexcursusexorbitationfadefall backfencefetch aboutflinchflopfork
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Related words (117)
furcatefurcationgo aboutgybehairpinhang backhaul aroundheave roundhedgeheelhem and hawhookimproveindirectioninflectionjibjibejibe all standingkneel
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lurchmelioratemiss staysmitigatemodulatemutatenookobliqueobliquityparrypererrationplypointpull 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 outwincewindworsenzagzigzigzag
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Translations
59 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- отклонение noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- блуждая verb (to stray)
- избягвам verb (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact)
- извивам се verb (to bend)
Dutch
1 entries- zwerven verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
French
4 entries- esquive noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- dévier verb (to go out of a straight line)
- dévier verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
- se détourner verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
Georgian
2 entries- გადახვევა verb (to go out of a straight line)
- გახვევა verb (to go out of a straight line)
German
4 entries- Ausweichmanöver noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- Schlenker noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- ausscheren verb (to go out of a straight line)
- ausweichen verb (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact)
Italian
4 entries- deviazione noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- sbalzo noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- sbandata noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- scarto noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
Māori
4 entries- kotiti verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
- perori verb (to go out of a straight line)
- tataha verb (to go out of a straight line)
- tataha verb (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- دونمك verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
Polish
3 entries- błądzić verb (to stray)
- zbaczać verb (to go out of a straight line)
- zboczyć verb (to go out of a straight line)
Portuguese
3 entries- guinada noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- desviar verb (to go out of a straight line)
- guinar verb (to go out of a straight line)
Rarotongan
1 entries- tārere verb (to go out of a straight line)
Russian
4 entries- блужда́ть verb (to stray)
- отклони́ться verb (to go out of a straight line)
- отклоня́ться verb (to go out of a straight line)
- отходи́ть verb (to wander from a line, rule or duty)
Spanish
2 entries- cabrillazo noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
- volantazo noun (sudden movement out of a straight line)
Swedish
2 entries- gira verb (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact)
- väja verb (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Mennad tried to swerve into the biker.
Source: tatoeba (8052911)
I had to swerve to avoid hitting a dog.
Source: tatoeba (8898538)
Narrow roads have also been an issue, causing some motorists to swerve and get into accidents.
Source: tatoeba (11322938)
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