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Webster 1913 Edition

Veer

Veer

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Veered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Veering
.]
[F.
virer
(cf. Sp.
virar
,
birar
), LL.
virare
; perhaps fr. L.
vibrare
to brandish, vibrate (cf.
Vibrate
); or cf. L.
viriae
armlets, bracelets,
viriola
a little bracelet (cf.
Ferrule
). Cf.
Environ
.]
To change direction; to turn; to shift;
as, wind
veers
to the west or north
.
“His veering gait.”
Wordsworth.
And as he leads, the following navy
veers
.
Dryden.
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may
veer
about.
Burke.
To veer and haul
(Naut.)
,
to vary the course or direction; – said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.

Veer

,
Verb.
T.
To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear;
as, to
veer
, or wear, a vessel
.
To veer and haul
(Naut.)
,
to pull tight and slacken alternately.
Totten.
–
To veer away
or
To veer out
(Naut.)
,
to let out; to slacken and let run; to pay out;
as,
to veer away
the cable;
to veer out
a rope
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Veer

VEER

,
Verb.
I.
[L. vario and verto. See Ware.]
To turn; to change direction; as, the wind veers to the west or north.
And as he leads, the following navy veers.
And turn your veering heart with ev'ry gale.
To veer and haul, as wind, to alter its direction.

VEER

,
Verb.
T.
To turn; to direct to a different course.
To veer out, to suffer to run or to let out to a greater length; as, to veery out a rope.
To veer away, to let out; to slacken and let run; as, to veer away the cable. this is called also paying out the cable.
To veer and haul, to pull tight and slacken alternately.

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