- (v.i.) To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- (v.i.) To wander from any line prescribed or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom or the like; to deviate.
- (v.i.) To bend; to incline.
- (v.i.) To stray; to wander; to rope.
- (v.i.) To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- (v.t.) To turn aside.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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