65 entries under drift topic. ×

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deflect(verb, move, stop, change, separate)
17
avert(verb, stop, change, check, separate)
16
deviate(verb, move, change, turn, slip)
14
turn(verb, move, stop, go, change)
11
veer(verb, move, change, turn, slip)
9
change(noun, verb, move, get, turn)
9
swerve(verb, turn, slip, prevent, twist)
6
sheer(verb, turn, slip, prevent, rush)
6
shift(verb, move, change, turn, twist)
5
whip(verb, take, turn, appropriate, slip)
4
curve(verb, turn, slip, twist, shift)
4
depart(verb, turn, twist, shift, swing)
4
diverge(verb, turn, slip, shift, depart)
4
twist(verb, turn, slip, spoil, corrupt)
4
volte-face(verb, turn, slip, prevent, twist)
3
change course(verb, expression, move, change, turn)
2
bend(verb, turn, slip, twist, swing)
2
decline(verb, separate, blow, prevent, twist)
2
droop(verb, blow, twist, consume, exhaust)
2
get around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, turn)
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