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| swerve | |
| 1. v. (archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove. |  |
| 2. v. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. | |
| 3. v. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate. | |
| 4. v. To bend; to incline. | |
| 5. v. To climb or move upward by winding or turning. | |
| 6. v. To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact. | |
| 7. v. Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line | |
| 8. n. A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision. | |
| 9. n. A deviation from duty or custom. | |
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