veer

(Anglès)

Noun

A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

Verb

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

Verb

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

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/vɪə̯/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Middle French virer.

Conceptes

girar

transferir fons

Sinònims

turn

swerve

deviate

change direction

diverge

deflect

sheer

swivel

turn away

wheel

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rotate

slope

slue

something

stray

fire

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cut

obvert

off

transfer

from

trend

pivot

go

incline

curve

shift

whirl

endorse

slant

slew

sidle

slacken

sway

swing about

tend

tilt

to

turn around

turn back

turn in

turn off

turn round

twiddle

twirl

twist

vary

verge

wind

wrench

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