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 Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel.
 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.
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 Veer v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.]  To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. “His veering gait.”
    And as he leads, the following navy veers.   --Dryden.
    an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about.   --Burke.
 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.