turn+from+a+straight+course
51deflect — deflectable, adj. deflector, n. /di flekt /, v.t., v.i. to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve. [1545 55; < L deflectere to bend down, turn aside, equiv. to de DE + flectere to bend, turn] * * * …
52cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …
53skew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oblique, distorted. See obliquity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. twist, distort, pervert, shift, misrepresent, change, falsify, misconstrue, misstate, slant, bias, embellish. III (Roget s… …
54swerve — verb abruptly diverge or cause to diverge from a straight course. noun such a change of course. ↘a tendency to swerve imparted to a ball. Derivatives swerver noun Origin OE sweorfan depart, leave, turn aside , of Gmc origin …
55swerve — ► VERB ▪ abruptly diverge from a straight course. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt change of course. ORIGIN Old English, «leave, turn aside» …
56deflect — ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
57deflective — deflect ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
58deflector — deflect ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
59sheer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. utter, absolute; mere, simple; thin, diaphanous; perpendicular, precipitous, vertical, steep. See transparency, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Abrupt] Syn. steep, very steep, precipitous;… …
60deflect — v. 1 tr. & intr. bend or turn aside from a straight course or intended purpose. 2 (often foll. by from) a tr. cause to deviate. b intr. deviate. Etymology: L deflectere (as DE , flectere flex bend) …
