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 t ...

, 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 expl ...

* 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 is ...

-based sugar substitute

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Isaiah "Swerve" Scott Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland and is a former AEW World Tag Team Champion (with Keith Lee). ...

, American professional wrestler * Swerve (professional wrestling), 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 "Swerve City" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones. It is the opening track on their seventh studio album, '' Koi No Yokan'' (2012), and was released as a single on March 30, 2013, where it peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Mai ...

", 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 Nonf ...

'', 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 ...

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* ''Swerve'' (film), a 2011 film *

Swerve (drink) Swerve was a flavored and vitamin-fortified dairy drink introduced in the United States in 2003 by The Coca-Cola Company. It contained 51% skim milk, was sweetened by a blend of sugar and sucralose, and provided 30% of the recommended daily allo ...

, a dairy drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company *

Swerve (Transformers) ''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformer ...

, a character from the Transformers toyline

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