veer1

verb

• change direction suddenly:an oil tanker that had veered off course
• suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behaviour, etc.:the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things
• (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass:the wind veered a pointThe opposite of back.

noun

• 1a sudden change of direction.

• 2 American Football an offensive play using a modified T-formation with a split backfield, which allows the quarterback the option of passing to the fullback, pitching to a running back, or running with the ball.