Yaw

[jɔː] or [jɔ]

(noun.) an erratic deflection from an intended course.

(verb.) swerve off course momentarily; 'the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it'.

(verb.) deviate erratically from a set course; 'the yawing motion of the ship'.

Typed by Benjamin--From WordNet

(v. i.) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

(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.

(n.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

Checked by Alden

v.i. to move unsteadily: (naut.) to deviate temporarily or to turn out of the line of her course as a ship.—n. a deviation from the course.

Inputed by Byron