veer off

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veer¹ v.

to change direction or course or turn aside;
shift or change from one course, position, etc., to another: [no object]The car veered to the right.[~ + object]He veered the car across two lanes of traffic.

veer¹ v.i.

Transport, to change direction or turn about or aside;
shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another:The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
Nautical(of the wind)
- to change direction clockwise (opposed to back).
- [Naut.]to shift to a direction more nearly astern (opposed to haul).

v.t.

a change of direction, position, course, etc.:a sudden veer in a different direction.

veer′ing•ly, adv.

veer² v.t. [Naut.]

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veer /vɪə/ vb

to alter direction (of); swing around
(intransitive) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another
(intransitive)
- (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern
- to blow from a direction nearer the stern Compare haul

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French virer, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwyro to diverge

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