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  • 31Swerve — Betegnelse for en væddeløbshest, når den viger udenom …

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  • 32swerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. turn aside, deviate, shift, sheer, veer, yaw; dodge. See deviation, change. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. move, turn aside, veer, deviate; see turn 6 , deviate . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …

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  • 33swerve — To blow off friends, cancel plans, or simply not show up. Andrea really swerved us tonight...she was supposed to meet us at the bar …

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  • 34swerve — To blow off friends, cancel plans, or simply not show up. Andrea really swerved us tonight...she was supposed to meet us at the bar …

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  • 35swerve — swÉœrv /swɜːv n. sudden turn, abrupt change of direction v. turn abruptly, suddenly change direction …

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  • 36swerve — v. n. 1. Deviate, depart, diverge, turn aside, go astray. 2. Bend, incline, yield, give way. 3. Climb, move upward, swarm, wind …

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  • 37swerve — v 1. turn aside, twist, shift. See sheer(def. 1). 2. move, budge, turn, push, jog, joggle, stir, sway. n 3. deflection, deviation, swerving. See sheer(def. 2) …

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  • 38swerve — [[t]swɜrv[/t]] v. swerved, swerv•ing, n. 1) to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course 2) to cause to turn aside 3) the act of swerving • Etymology: 1175–1225; OE sweorfan to rub, file, c …

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  • 39swerve — v. & n. v.intr. & tr. change or cause to change direction, esp. abruptly. n. 1 a swerving movement. 2 divergence from a course. Derivatives: swerveless adj. swerver n. Etymology: ME, repr. OE sweorfan SCOUR(1) …

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  • 40USS Swerve (MSO-495) — USS Swerve (AM 495/MSO 495) was an Aggressive class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. Swerve , ex AM 495, was the second ship to be so… …

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