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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form or cause a curve |
| Synonyms: | angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | veer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change direction |
| Synonyms: | angle off, avert, be deflected, bear, bend, change, change course, curve, cut, deflect, depart, deviate, digress, dip, divagate, diverge, divert, drift, get around, make a left, make a right, pivot, sheer, shift, skew, skid, swerve, swing, swivel, tack, train off, turn, twist, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl |
| Antonyms: | go direct, stay |
| Main Entry: | refract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend |
| Synonyms: | angle, angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook*, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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