5
jibe
5
veer(verb, move, change, turn, swing)
4
gybe
3
deviate(verb, move, change, turn, twist)
3
divert(verb, move, change, turn, twist)
3
shift(verb, move, change, turn, twist)
2
sheer(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
2
swerve
2
tack(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
2
turn(verb, move, change, twist, shift)
1
about ship
1
angle off(verb, expression, turn, shift, depart)
1
back and fill(expression, idiom)
1
be deflected(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
1
bear(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
1
bear away
1
bear off
1
bear to starboard(expression, idiom)
1
beat
1
beat about
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