veer
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1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
veer
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
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- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
1. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
"The car slid on the ice and veered out of control."
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.
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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