[V] (especially of a vehicle) to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting sb/sth:
She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. * The bus suddenly swerved into his path. * The ball swerved into the net.
swerve noun
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is swerve a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, swerve is tagged as verb.
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