English dictionary

veer

verb

Pronunciation

/vɪə/ /vɪ(ə)ɹ/

Audio pronunciation

Parts of speech

verb noun

Definitions

verb

  1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

noun

  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

verb

  1. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
  2. (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
  3. (of the wind) To shift aft.
  4. To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
  5. To turn.

Example sentences

The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.

Antonyms

haul forward back
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