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A change in course or direction .
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verb
To let out (as a rope).
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To change direction or course .
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To shift in a clockwise direction .
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To change course by turning the stern to the wind.
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To direct to a different course.
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verb-transitive
Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.
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Nautical To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).
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To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.
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verb-intransitive
Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.
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To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
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To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce” ( Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve.
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