Found 3 items, similar to Veered.
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: Veered
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.
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And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.
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an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.
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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.
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