Another word for slue

To turn aside sharply from a straight course

• yaw

  1. To swerve off course momentarily or temporarily:
  2. To turn about the vertical axis. Used of an aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile.
  3. To move unsteadily; weave.

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• veer

  1. To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve:
  2. To deviate from a purpose, behavior, or previous pattern:
  3. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.

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• swerve

  1. To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight path or established pattern.
  2. The act of swerving.

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• skew

  1. To turn or place at an angle:
  2. To give a bias to; distort:
  3. To take an oblique course or direction.

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• sheer

  1. To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
  2. A swerving or deviating course.
  3. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.

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• cut

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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• chop

  1. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax:
  2. To shape or form by chopping:
  3. To cut into small pieces:

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