yaw

yaw has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• v. i.. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
• v. i. & t.. 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.
• n.. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
• n.. an erratic deflection from an intended course
• v.. swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
• v.. deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
• v.. be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"