Circle
Swerve
Swerve verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road
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Synonyms for Swerve
Circle and swerve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circle" instead the word "Swerve" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| real | real circle | real swerve |
| big | big circle | big swerve |
| great | great circle | great swerve |
| huge | huge circle | huge swerve |
| Other adjectives: literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The SNES game Soul Blazer has two varieties of bat-form Goddamned Bats that try to circle you in swarms just beyond your sword-reach and swerve to strike if you ignore them and try to walk normally.
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In the following sequels, the icon was converted into a small, fully 3D wireframe of the ships (humans for on foot missions) surrounded by a thinning circle which would swerve as you moved around, but would spin if you took any damage, the speed and intensity which increased depending on how strong.
Source: Life Meter
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