veer

  1. Noun.  turning.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) to change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, of the wind) to change direction in a clockwise direction if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere Bowditch 2002.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive, nautical) to shift aft .
  5. Verb.  (intransitive, nautical) to change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) to turn.

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