Associations to the word «Veer»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
VEER, verb. (obsolete) (nautical) To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
VEER, noun. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
VEER, verb. (intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
VEER, verb. (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).
VEER, verb. (intransitive) (nautical) (of the wind) To shift aft.
VEER, verb. (intransitive) (nautical) To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
VEER, verb. (transitive) To turn.
Dictionary definition
VEER, verb. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right".
VEER, verb. Shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered".
Wise words
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