All swerve synonyms
swerve
S s verb swerve
- faulted β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- digress β to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- camber β A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- flinch β to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- branching β the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- cambering β a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- inflect β to modulate (the voice).
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- bottom out β If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- dogleg β a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
- concaved β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- faulting β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- inflected β to modulate (the voice).
- go haywire β to behave or perform erratically
- divaricating β Present participle of divaricate.
- concaving β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- divaricate β to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- wander β to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- hydroplane β a seaplane.
- inversing β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- deflect β If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- beveling β the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- jib β the act of jibing.
- go astray β person: deviate from correct or good way
- jackknife β a large pocketknife.
- aberrate β to deviate from what is normal or correct
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- dithering β a trembling; vibration.
- wince β to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
- incurvate β curved, especially inward.
- make a face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
noun swerve
- catenary β the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- helix β a spiral.
- gambade β a spring or leap by a horse.
- ogee β a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- curvation β the action of curving or bending
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- leapfrog β a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- halfmoon β the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- leapfrogging β Present participle of leapfrog.
- capriole β a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground