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veer1 / vi(ə)r/ • v. [intr.] change direction suddenly: an oil tanker that had veered off course. ∎ fig. suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behavior, etc.: the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things. ∎ (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass: the wind veered southwest.The opposite of back. • n. a sudden change of direction. veer2 • v. [tr.] dated Naut. slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way. |
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"veer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "veer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-veer.html "veer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-veer.html |
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veer2 change course or direction (spec. clock-wise) of wind. XVI. — (O)F. virer :- Rom. *vīrāre, perh. alt. of L. gȳrāre GYRATE, by assoc. with a verb beginning with v, e.g. vertere turn or vibrāre shake.
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T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-veer1.html T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-veer1.html |
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veer 1 v.
1. change direction suddenly: an oil tanker that had veered off course. 2. (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass: the wind veered southwest. The opposite of back. |
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"veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-veer.html "veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-veer.html |
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veer1 †run out (a line) XV; allow to drift further off XVI; pay out (a cable) XVII. — (M)Du. vieren let out, slacken.
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T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-veer.html T. F. HOAD. "veer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-veer.html |
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veer 2 v. slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.
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"veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-veer1.html "veer." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-veer1.html |
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"veer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "veer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-veer.html "veer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-veer.html |
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