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   veer

   /vɪə/

   verb

   • 1. change direction suddenly: "an oil tanker that had veered off course"
   • ▪ suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behaviour, etc.: "the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things"
   • ▪ (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass: "the wind veered a point"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden change of direction.
   • 2. an offensive play using a modified T-formation with a split backfield, which allows the quarterback the option of passing to the fullback, pitching to a running back, or running with the ball.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French virer, perhaps from an alteration of Latin gyrare (see gyrate).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does veer mean?

   • virar, desviarse… desviar, desviar-se, guinar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! VEER definition: 1. to change direction: 2. to change direction: 3. to suddenly change direction: .

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   What does veering mean in a conversation?

   • Though an unusual one, veering between pioneer and plush. If the conversation veers into territory she thinks is tiresome, she answers straight, while simultaneously killing the subject dead. If something veers in a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction. The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence.

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   What does veering mean in Australia?

   • Not in Australia!!! "Veering - 1. According to general international usage, a change in wind direction in a clockwise sense (e.g., south to southwest to west) in either hemisphere of the earth; the opposite of backing" So the winds in the sounding above should back with height based on that definition.

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   What does veer mean in football?

   • \veer\, v. t. to direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel. More: English to English translation of veer Let out; as veer away the cable. The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level by Bill Yeoman's Houston Cougars.

   Translation of Veer in English

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   veer | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / vɪər / Add to word list. to suddenly change direction: The officer saw the car veer off the side of the road.

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     VEER meaning: 1. to change direction: 2. to change...

   • Znaczenie Veer, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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   • Veer Spanish Translation

     VEER translate: virar, desviarse, virar. Learn more in the...

   • Veer: Korean Translation

     veer translate: 방향을 갑자기 바꾸다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   to alter direction (of); swing around. 2. (intransitive) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another. 3. (intransitive) a. (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern. b. nautical. to blow from a direction nearer the stern.

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   The meaning of VEER is to change direction or course. How to use veer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Veer.

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   Veer definition: to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another. See examples of VEER used in a sentence.

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   To veer is to make a sudden turn, like when a driver veers off the pavement or a pleasant conversation veers off in a troubling direction. When you make any quick change of direction you veer. You can veer toward an attractive person at a party, leaving your friends mid-sentence.

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   1. to alter direction (of); swing around. 2. ( intr) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another. 3. (Physical Geography) (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical to blow from a direction nearer the stern.

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   veer. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English veer /vɪə $ vɪr/ verb [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 to change direction veer off A tanker driver died when his lorry veered off the motorway. The plane veered off course. Follow the path and veer left after 400m. The wind was veering north. 2 if opinions, ideas, attitudes ...