swerve

Meanings

• Verb

  Make a sudden turn, especially to avoid an obstacle or to attack.

  - "The car swerved to avoid the pedestrian."
  - "The football player swerved to dodge the defender."
  - "The fighter swerved to evade the punch."

• Verb

  Deviate from a course, especially in a careless or reckless manner.

  - "The driver swerved off the road."
  - "The student swerved from his studies."
  - "The politician swerved from his campaign promises."

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Pronunciation

1. /swɝv/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780426"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swerve
curve , erve , surve , perverse , reverse

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Variants

List of all variants of swerve that leads to same result
swerve , swerved , swerves , swerving

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Etymology

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Old English swervan, from swervan, to turn, to shake, from swerfian, to be unsteady.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'swerve' is also used in physics to describe the deviation of a planet from a straight-line path due to the gravitational influence of another body.

2. In the 15th century, the philosopher Girolamo Cardano introduced the concept of the 'swerve' or 'clinamen' to explain how atoms deviate from their straight-line paths and combine to form matter.

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Related Concepts

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1. evasion: Swerving is a form of evasion, where one avoids an obstacle or danger by turning suddenly.

2. dodge: Swerving is a way to dodge an obstacle or opponent.

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Culture

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Swerve has been used in literature and art to describe sudden changes in direction or unexpected twists in a story. In music, the term 'swerve' is used to describe a sudden change in tempo or rhythm.

How to Memorize "swerve"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a car driving on a road and suddenly turning to avoid an obstacle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'swerve' with the idea of turning or changing direction suddenly.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'swerve' by thinking of the 'S' sound as a turn or curve.

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