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veer

Pronunciation: /vɪə̯/

The English word “veer” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
  2. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
  3. To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
  4. To shift aft.
  5. To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
  6. To turn.

noun

  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
  2. A piglet or a heifer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch vieren (“to slacken”).

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