Found 3 items, similar to Veer.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: veer melenceng
English → English (WordNet) Definition: veer veer v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; “The car cut to the left at the intersection”; “The motorbike veered to the right” [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, slue, slew, cut] 2: shift to a clockwise direction; “the wind veered” [ant: back]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Veer Veer \Veer\, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. [1913 Webster] To veer and haul (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. --Totten. To veer away or To veer out (Naut.), to let out; to slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer out a rope. [1913 Webster] Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.] To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. “His veering gait.” --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke. [1913 Webster] To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun. [1913 Webster]