Meaning & use
sheered
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swerved or deviated abruptly from a straight course, especially of a ship or vehicle.
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The ferry sheered off course to avoid the drifting log.
At the last moment, the cyclist sheered away from the pothole.
A note on using this word
Not to be confused with 'sheared' (cut with shears); 'sheered' comes from the nautical verb 'sheer', meaning to deviate from a set course.
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