Definitions for: Veer


[v] shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"
[v] turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.

an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.

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.


Veer, v. t.
To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
veer, or wear, a vessel.

To veer and haul (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken
alternately. --Totten.

To veer away or out (Naut.), to let out; to slacken and
let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer
out a rope.

Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend

Antonyms: back

See Also: change over, peel off, shift, switch, turn, yaw

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