Veer
Veer , intransitive verb
[French virer (compare Sp. virar, birar), Late Latin virare; perhaps from Latin vibrare to brandish, vibrate (compare Vibrate); or compare Latin viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (compare Ferrule). Compare Environ.]
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north.
His veering gait.
And as he leads, the following navy veers.
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about.
Collocations (1)
To veer and haul (Nautical) , 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.
Veer , transitive verb
To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel.
Collocations (2)
To veer and haul (Nautical) , to pull tight and slacken alternately. — Totten
To veer away or To veer out (Nautical) , to let out; to slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer out a rope.