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Synonyms
swerve (swûrv)

[Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.]

tr. & intr.v.: swerved, swerv·ing, swerves. 

To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.

noun 

The act of swerving.

synonyms:

swerve, depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer1 These verbs mean to turn away from a straight or prescribed course: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues.