Definitions:

1. The rotation or turning of a vehicle around its vertical axis, causing the front to move left or right. NOUN
   • The pilot corrected the plane's yaw to keep it aligned with the runway.
2. To be wide open. VERB
   • The chasm yawed in front of them.
3. To deviate erratically from a set course. VERB
   • The car with the flat started to yaw away from the road.
4. To swerve off course momentarily. VERB
   • The ship yawed when the huge waves hit it.
5. To swerve or rotate around the vertical axis, usually unintentionally. VERB
   • The aircraft yawed to the right during turbulence.

Synonyms:

• drift
• swerve
• veer
• yawn

NearBy Words:

• yawl
• yawn
• yawner
• yawning
• yawp
• yaws