Swerve may refer to: *

Turning Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation ...

an automobile sharply to avoid a road hazard *

Clinamen Clinamen (; plural ''clinamina'', derived from ''clīnāre'', to incline) is the Latin name Lucretius gave to the unpredictable swerve of atoms, in order to defend the atomistic doctrine of Epicurus. In modern English it has come more generally to ...

, a concept in early atomic theory * The curved flight of a spinning object due to the

Magnus effect The Magnus effect is an observable phenomenon commonly associated with a spinning object moving through a fluid. The path of the spinning object is deflected in a manner not present when the object is not spinning. The deflection can be ex ...

* A brand of

Erythritol Erythritol is an organic compound, a four-carbon sugar alcohol (or polyol) with no optical activity, used as a food additive and sugar substitute. It is naturally occurring. It can be made from corn using enzymes and fermentation. Its formula ...

-based sugar substitute

Sport

* Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, American professional wrestler *

Swerve (professional wrestling) Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence o ...

, a sudden change in the direction of a "storyline"

Music

* ''Swerve'' (album), by Giant Sand * "Swerve" (Starrah and Diplo song), 2017 * "Swerve" (Jay1 song), 2021 * " Swerve City", a 2012 song by Deftones * "Swerve", a 2021 song by Papa Roach from '' Ego Trip''

Literature

* ''Swerve'' (magazine), a Canadian magazine for LGBT readers * ''

The Swerve ''The Swerve: How the World Became Modern'' (paperback edition: ''The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began'') is a 2011 book by Stephen Greenblatt and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and 2011 National Book Award for No ...

'', a 2011 nonfiction book by Stephen Greenblatt * ''Swerve'' (novel), by Phillip Gwynne * Swerve, a digital imprint of

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

Other uses

* ''Swerve'' (film), a 2011 film * Swerve (drink), a dairy drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company * Swerve (Transformers), a character from the Transformers toyline

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