YAW

Pronunciation (US):

• YAW (noun)
  The noun YAW has 1 sense:

1. an erratic deflection from an intended course

  Familiarity information: YAW used as a noun is very rare.

• YAW (verb)
  The verb YAW has 3 senses:

1. be wide open
2. deviate erratically from a set course
3. swerve off course momentarily

  Familiarity information: YAW used as a verb is uncommon.

• YAW (noun)

Meaning:

An erratic deflection from an intended course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

yaw; swerve

Hypernyms ("yaw" is a kind of...):

turn; turning (a movement in a new direction)

• YAW (verb)

Meaning:

Be wide open

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

yaw; gape; yawn

Context example:

the deep gaping canyon

Hypernyms (to "yaw" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Deviate erratically from a set course

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

the yawing motion of the ship

Hypernyms (to "yaw" is one way to...):

deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "yaw"):

hunt (yaw back and forth about a flight path)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Meaning:

Swerve off course momentarily

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it

Hypernyms (to "yaw" is one way to...):

curve; cut; sheer; slew; slue; swerve; trend; veer (turn sharply; change direction abruptly)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s