"swarve" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /swɔː(ɹ)v/ Forms: swarves [present, singular, third-person], swarving [participle, present], swarved [participle, past], swarved [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)v Etymology: See swerve. Etymology templates: {{m|en|swerve}} swerve Head templates: {{en-verb}} swarve (third-person singular simple present swarves, present participle swarving, simple past and past participle swarved)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) To swerve. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-swarve-en-verb-3k1WDOCG Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To climb. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-swarve-en-verb-anXVixzE Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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