veer away

transitive verb

variants or veer out
1
: to let out : slacken and let run : pay out
veer away the cable
veer out a rope
2
: to permit to drift off by letting out a line
veer the ship away

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“Veer away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veer%20away. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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