{
  "veers":{
    "to change one's course or direction":{
      "examples":[
        "at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "detours",
        "deviates",
        "diverges",
        "sheers",
        "swerves",
        "swings",
        "turns",
        "turns off",
        "wheels"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "tacks",
        "zigzags",
        "doubles (back)",
        "turns back"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to change the course or direction of (something)":{
      "examples":[
        "veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "deflects",
        "diverts",
        "redirects",
        "swings",
        "turns",
        "wheels",
        "whips"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "averts",
        "deviates",
        "moves",
        "rechannels",
        "shifts",
        "shunts",
        "sidetracks",
        "swerves",
        "switches",
        "transfers",
        "swivels",
        "twists",
        "whirls",
        "zigzags",
        "bends",
        "curves",
        "sways",
        "reverses",
        "turns back"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
      "examples":[
        "without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "breaks",
        "cuts",
        "sheers",
        "swerves",
        "yaws",
        "zags",
        "zigs"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "skews",
        "slews",
        "slues",
        "arches",
        "arcs",
        "bends",
        "bows",
        "crooks",
        "curves",
        "hooks",
        "rounds",
        "sweeps",
        "wheels",
        "about-faces",
        "pivots",
        "circles",
        "coils",
        "curls",
        "loops",
        "spirals",
        "turns",
        "twists",
        "winds",
        "weaves",
        "zigzags",
        "deviates",
        "strays",
        "wanders",
        "wavers"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[
        "straightens"
      ]
    },
    "as in turns , twists":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "turns",
        "twists",
        "anglings",
        "bends",
        "cocks",
        "inclinations",
        "lists",
        "tilts",
        "tips",
        "bows",
        "dips",
        "nods"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "veering":{
    "as in turning , twisted":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "entwined",
        "kinked",
        "swirled",
        "turned",
        "turning",
        "twined",
        "twining",
        "twisted",
        "twisting",
        "warped",
        "bowed",
        "rounded",
        "bending",
        "coiled",
        "coiling",
        "corkscrew",
        "curled",
        "curling",
        "curved",
        "curving",
        "looped",
        "looping",
        "spiral",
        "spiraling",
        "spiralling",
        "wavy",
        "winding",
        "meandering",
        "weaving",
        "devious",
        "serpentine",
        "sinuous",
        "crooked",
        "zigzag",
        "zigzagging"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "direct",
        "linear",
        "right",
        "straight",
        "straightaway",
        "straightforward",
        "unbent",
        "uncurled",
        "untwisted",
        "undeviating",
        "unswerving"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to change one's course or direction":{
      "examples":[
        "at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "detouring",
        "deviating",
        "diverging",
        "sheering",
        "swerving",
        "swinging",
        "turning",
        "turning off",
        "wheeling"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "tacking",
        "zigzagging",
        "doubling (back)",
        "turning back"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to change the course or direction of (something)":{
      "examples":[
        "veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "deflecting",
        "diverting",
        "redirecting",
        "swinging",
        "turning",
        "wheeling",
        "whipping"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "averting",
        "deviating",
        "moving",
        "rechanneling",
        "shifting",
        "shunting",
        "sidetracking",
        "swerving",
        "switching",
        "transferring",
        "swiveling",
        "swivelling",
        "twisting",
        "whirling",
        "zigzagging",
        "bending",
        "curving",
        "swaying",
        "reversing",
        "turning back"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
      "examples":[
        "without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "breaking",
        "cutting",
        "sheering",
        "swerving",
        "yawing",
        "zagging",
        "zigging"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "skewing",
        "arching",
        "arcing",
        "bending",
        "bowing",
        "crooking",
        "curving",
        "hooking",
        "rounding",
        "sweeping",
        "wheeling",
        "about-facing",
        "pivoting",
        "circling",
        "coiling",
        "curling",
        "looping",
        "spiraling",
        "spiralling",
        "turning",
        "twisting",
        "winding",
        "weaving",
        "zigzagging",
        "deviating",
        "straying",
        "wandering",
        "wavering"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[
        "straightening"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "veeringly":{
    "as in circuitously , deviously":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "circuitously",
        "deviously",
        "indirectly"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "dead",
        "direct",
        "directly",
        "due",
        "plumb",
        "plump",
        "right",
        "straight",
        "straightway",
        "as the crow flies"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "veejays":{
    "as in DJs , disc jockeys":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "disc jockeys",
        "disk jockeys",
        "DJs",
        "shock jocks",
        "VJs",
        "mistresses of ceremonies",
        "hucksters",
        "pitchmen",
        "announcers",
        "emcees",
        "hosts",
        "MCs",
        "anchormen",
        "anchorpeople",
        "anchors",
        "anchorwomen",
        "newscasters",
        "CBers",
        "hams",
        "radiomen"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}