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swerve
verb [I] /swɜːv/
/swɝːv/ Definition
› to change direction, especially suddenly: The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting the cyclists.Changing direction › If you do not swerve from a principle or certain actions, you continue to think or act as you did in the beginning: She is one of those rare politicians whom one can trust not to swerve from policy and principle. → Compare unswervingContinue and last swerve
noun [C]
(Definition of swerve verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bash on phrasal verb
- carry (sth) on phrasal verb
- cease noun
- cont. adjective
- contd adjective
- hold on/tight idiom
- hold out phrasal verb (SUPPLY OF STH)
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