Verb
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| sheer -
cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
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steer,
manoeuvre,
manoeuver,
maneuver,
channelize,
channelise,
guide,
head,
direct,
point direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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| sheer -
turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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swerve,
curve,
trend,
veer,
slue,
slew,
cut |
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turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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peel off take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
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yaw swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
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Adverb
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| sheer -
directly; "he fell sheer into the water"
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| sheer -
straight up or down without a break
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perpendicularly |