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yaw

(v): be wide open

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(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

(v): deviate erratically from a set course

(v): turn aside; turn away from

(v): swerve off course momentarily

(v): turn sharply; change direction abruptly

(n): an erratic deflection from an intended course

(n): a movement in a new direction

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about 1 month ago whichbe said:

To move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis. (from Phrontistery)

about 1 year ago oroboros said:

"Way" in reverse.

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

a. Naut. Of a vessel: To deviate temporarily from the straight course, as through faulty or unsteady steering; to turn to one side or from side to side in her course.

b. Aeronaut. and Astronaut. Of an aircraft or spacecraft: to rotate about a vertical axis, to undergo yawing.

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