[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

veer \veer\, v. t.
   to direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
   veer, or wear, a vessel.
   1913 webster

   to veer and haul naut., to pull tight and slacken
      alternately. --totten.

   to veer away or to veer out naut., to let out; to
      slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the
      cable; to veer out a rope.
      1913 webster
see also:
to veer and haul to veer away to veer out 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

veer \veer\, v. i. imp.  p. p. veered; p. pr.  vb. n.
   veering. f. virer cf. sp. virar, birar, ll. virare;
   perhaps fr. l. vibrare to brandish, vibrate cf. vibrate;
   or cf. l. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little
   bracelet cf. ferrule. cf. environ.
   to change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the
   west or north. "his veering gait." --wordsworth.
   1913 webster

         and as he leads, the following navy veers. --dryden.
   1913 webster

         an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
         passion or as interest may veer about.   --burke.
   1913 webster

   to veer and haul naut., to vary the course or direction;
      -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward.
      the wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.
      1913 webster
see also:
veered veering vibrate ferrule environ to veer and haul 

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