overswerve

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verb

To swerve excessively, especially to avoid hitting something.

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Meanings

verboverswerve (third-person singular simple present overswerves, present participle overswerving, simple past and past participle overswerved)

present singular third person overswerves · participle present overswerving · participle past overswerved · past overswerved

  1. To swerve excessively, especially to avoid hitting something.

    Don't overswerve to avoid hitting a deer. If a collision with the animal seems inevitable, then hit it while maintaining full control of your car.

    2012 September 10, “Deer Collision - What Next”, in The Suburban Bushwacker

Origin

From over- + swerve.

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Cite this entry
APA

overswerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overswerve

MLA

“overswerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overswerve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overswerve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overswerve.

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