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▸ verb: To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
▸ verb: To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
▸ verb: To bend; to incline; to give way.
▸ verb: To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
▸ verb: To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
▸ verb: Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
▸ verb: To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
▸ verb: (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
▸ noun: A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
▸ noun: A deviation from duty or custom.
▸ noun: (cricket) Synonym of drift (“sideways movement imparted by spin bowler”)
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