intransitive verb
1. : to step aside : withdraw
2. : trend — used of a coastline
3. of a ship : to deviate or trend to leeward of the point to which her head was directed
intransitive verb
1. : to step aside : withdraw
2. : trend — used of a coastline
3. of a ship : to deviate or trend to leeward of the point to which her head was directed
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012