From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare;
perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate});
or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little
bracelet (cf. {Ferrule}). Cf. {Environ}.]
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the
west or north. "His veering gait." --Wordsworth.
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And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.
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an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.
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{To veer and haul} (Naut.), to vary the course or direction;
-- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward.
The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Veer \Veer\, v. t.
To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
veer, or wear, a vessel.
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{To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken
alternately. --Totten.
{To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to
slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the
cable; to veer out a rope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veer
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to
the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer},
{slue}, {slew}, {cut}]
2: shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" [ant:
{back}]
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
veer /ver/
1. feather
2. spring
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