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.