yaw
yaw
verbDefinition of YAW
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course <the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside>
Related Words skew, slew (also slue); arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook, round, sweep, wheel; about-face, pivot; circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral; turn, twist, wind; weave, zigzag; deviate, stray, wander, waver
Antonyms straighten
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