Definition of Yaw
1. Noun. An erratic deflection from an intended course.
2. Verb. Be wide open. "The deep gaping canyon"
3. Verb. Deviate erratically from a set course. "The yawing motion of the ship"
4. Verb. Swerve off course momentarily. "The ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
Definition of Yaw
1. v. i. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
2. v. i. & t. To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
3. n. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
4. v. i. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
5. v. i. & t. To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
6. n. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Definition of Yaw
1. to deviate from an intended course [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Yaw
1. An individual lesion of the eruption of yaws. (05 Mar 2000)
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