Hook and Swerve

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Hook

Hook verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.
Usage example: the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed
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Swerve and hook are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swerve" instead a verb "Hook".
Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

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
Hook and swerve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hook" instead a verb "Swerve".
Nearby Words: swerved, swerving

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How words are described

abrupt abrupt hook abrupt swerve
sharp sharp hook sharp swerve
real real hook real swerve
big big hook big swerve
Other adjectives: great, huge, major, drunken, double, literal, intentional, retroactive.

Common collocations

people hook people swerve people
audience hook audience swerve audience
moment hook moment swerve moment
car hook car swerve car

Both words in one sentence

  • When she hears barking she becomes mad, encouraging him to go dangerously fast, until a man with a golden hook for an arm causes him to swerve off the road, the scarf getting caught in the tree and taking his head off.
    Source: Real After All
  • The best explanation critics have come up with for this Shocking Swerve is that it's a Sequel Hook.
    Source: Cruel Twist Ending
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