| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower, descend |
Synonyms: |
bend, decline, disappear, droop, drop down, fade, fall, go down, incline, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, reach, recede, sag, set, settle, sheer, sink, skew, skid, slant, slip, slope, slue, slump, spiral, subside, swoop, tilt, tumble, veer, verge |
Antonyms: |
ascend, raise |
| Main Entry: | skid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slide against will |
Synonyms: |
drift, glide, go into skid, move, sheer, skew, slip, slue, swerve, veer |
| Main Entry: | swerve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn aside, often to avoid collision |
Synonyms: |
bend, deflect, depart, depart from, deviate, dip, diverge, err, get off course, go off course, incline, lurch, move, sheer, sheer off, shift, sideslip, sidestep, skew, skid, slue, stray, swing, tack, train off, turn, veer, wander, waver, wind |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | yaw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | temporarily swerve off coarse |
Synonyms: |
bank, curve, deviate, slue, swerve, turn, veer, weave, zigzag |
| Notes: | pitch is movement up and down and yaw is movement side to side on a ship, airplane, or other conveyance |