Definition of swerves:
(v) :
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
(v) :
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
(v) :
To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
(n) :
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
(v) :
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
(v) :
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.