[swurv] 
,verb, swerved, swerv⋅ing, noun | 1. | to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. |
| 2. | to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him. |
| 3. | an act of swerving; turning aside. |
| swerve (swûrv) tr. & intr.v. swerved, swerv·ing, swerves To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course. n. The act of swerving. [Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.] Synonyms: These verbs mean to turn away from a straight or prescribed course: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues. |