English Explanatory Dictionary

veer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
noun
  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
verb
  1. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
  2. To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
  3. To shift aft.
  4. To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
  5. To turn.
noun
  1. A piglet or a heifer.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/vɪə̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veer.wav /vɪ(ə)ɹ/

Word forms

veer veers veering veered

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch vieren (“to slacken”).

Antonyms

back haul forward
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