swerve

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To stray; to wander; to rove.
2. 2
   To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
3. 3
   To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
4. 4
   To bend; to incline; to give way.
5. 5
   To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
6. 6
   To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
7. 7
   Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
8. 8
   To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
9. 9
   To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.

Noun

1. 1
   A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
2. 2
   A deviation from duty or custom.
3. 3
   Synonym of drift (“sideways movement imparted by spin bowler”).