veer UK /vɪə̯/US /vɪ(ə)ɹ/verb 6noun 2forms 3 verb6 •To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.The car slid on the ice and veered out of control. •To change direction into the wind; to wear ship. •To turn. •To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).It is clear that when a front passes the observer, there must be a sudden shift in wind: in the northern hemisphere it will always veer, that is, shift in a clockwise sense. — 1966 •To shift aft. •(no longer used) To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out. noun2 •A turn or swerve; an instance of veering. •A piglet or a heifer. formsveered · veering · veers
