Yaw

v. i.	1.	To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. [imp. & p. p. Yawed (yạd); p. pr. & vb. n. Yawing.]
v. i. & t.	1.	(Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; - said of a ship. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. - Lowell.
n.	1.	(Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

Noun	1.	yaw - an erratic deflection from an intended course Synonyms: swerve
Verb	1.	yaw - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" Synonyms: gape, yawn
	2.	yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
	3.	yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

aberrancy, aberration, about ship, back and fill, bank, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, bend, bias, box off, branching off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change the heading, circuitousness, come about, corner, crab, crook, curve, declination, deflection, departure, detour, deviance, deviancy, deviation, deviousness, digression, dip, discursion, divagation, divarication, divergence, diversion, dogleg, double, double a point, drift, drift off course, drifting, drive, errantry, excursion, excursus, exorbitation, fall down, feather, fetch about, fetch away, fishtail, flounder, gape, go about, gybe, hairpin, heave, heave round, hobbyhorse, horizontal axis, indirection, jibe, jibe all standing, loop, lurch, make heavy weather, make leeway, miss stays, obliquity, pay off, pererration, pitch and toss, plow, plunge, ply, porpoise, pound, pull out, pull up, push down, put about, put back, rambling, rear, reel, rock, roll, round a point, sag, scend, sheer, shift, shifting, shifting course, shifting path, sideslip, skew, skid, slant, slew, spin, spiral, straying, stunt, swag, sway, sweep, swerve, swerving, swing, swing round, swing the stern, swinging, throw about, tilt, tilter, toss, toss and tumble, tumble, turn, turn back, turning, twist, undulate, variation, veer, wallow, wandering, warp, wear, wear ship, welter, wind, yaw off, zigzag

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