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Synonyms
yaw (yô)

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

verb: yawed, yaw·ing, yaws. 

intransitive verb 

  1. Nautical To swerve off course momentarily or temporarily: The ship yawed as the heavy wave struck abeam.
  2. To turn about the vertical axis. Used of an aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile.
  3. To move unsteadily; weave.

transitive verb 

To cause to yaw.

noun 

  1. The act of yawing.
  2. Extent of yawing, measured in degrees.