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Rareswerve
The correct spelling is swerve.
How to pronounce swerve
/swɜː(ɹ)v/
nounIPA: /swɜː(ɹ)v/
Say it like: Swe-rve
The correct spelling is swerve. A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
- 2.A deviation from duty or custom.
verb
- 1.To stray; to wander; to rove.
- 2.To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- 3.To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- 4.To bend; to incline.
- 5.To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
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