veer

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
2. 2
   To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
3. 3
   To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
4. 4
   To shift aft.
5. 5
   To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
6. 6
   To turn.

Noun

1. 1
   A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
2. 2
   A piglet or a heifer.