swerve

Definitions

General English

• verb to move suddenly to one side

Cricket

• noun movement of the ball in the air; swing
  Citation ‘Hassett’s gamble was enforced on him by a dread of Bedser and the new ball on a moist wicket in an atmosphere likely to help swerve’ (Cardus 1978)
• verb (of the ball) to move in the air; swing
  Citation ‘I was then bowling to a four slips field, as I invariably do while the ball is shiny and likely to swerve away’ (Larwood 1933)

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Contexts for “swerve”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Cricket