Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare;
   perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate});
   or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little
   bracelet (cf. {Ferrule}). Cf. {Environ}.]
   To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the
   west or north. ``His veering gait.'' --Wordsworth.

         And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.

         an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
         passion or as interest may veer about.   --Burke.

   {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to vary the course or direction;
      -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward.
      The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.

Veer \Veer\, v. t.
   To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
   veer, or wear, a vessel.

   {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken
      alternately. --Totten.

   {To veer away} or {out} (Naut.), to let out; to slacken and
      let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer
      out a rope.