Definition of swerve

• v. i. - To stray; to wander; to rope.
• v. i. - To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
• v. i. - To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
• v. i. - To bend; to incline.
• v. i. - To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
• v. t. - To turn aside.