Veer

Quick meaning: Veer is a verb meaning A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

Meaning

A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
2. (intransitive, nautical, of the wind) To shift aft.
3. (intransitive, nautical) To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
4. (transitive) To turn.
5. (Cornwall) A piglet or a heifer.
6. (intransitive, of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
7. (obsolete, nautical) To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

Example Sentences

And as he leads, the following navy veers.

The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.

At this time in 2008, even as the global economy veered toward collapse, optimism about Washington ran surprisingly high.

We are in a war of a peculiar nature. It is not with an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about.

Word Forms

• veers
• veering
• veered

Synonyms for veer

Depending on context, synonyms include slew, slue, curve, swerve, cut, sheer.

Antonyms for veer

Common opposites include back.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slew, slue, cut, sheer, curve, swerve.

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