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swerve
swerve (away) (from someone or something)
to turn sharply away from someone or something. The car swerved away from Carla just in time. It swerved away just in time.
swerve into someone or something
to turn sharply and directly into someone or something. (Usually an accident.) The car almost swerved into a pedestrian. The bus swerved into a truck.