body swerve
Britishnoun
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sport (esp in football games) the act or an instance of swerving past an opponent
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the act or an instance of avoiding (a situation considered unpleasant)
I think I'll give the meeting a body swerve
verb
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sport (esp in football games) to pass (an opponent) using a body swerve
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to avoid (a situation or person considered unpleasant)
Example Sentences
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Real needed a goal, on came Ronaldo, and he won a penalty with a trademark body swerve.
From BBC • May 6, 2025
How have the Iranians used technology to body swerve censorship and all sorts of other things?
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2022
EST 11:30 74 min: Delph has been busy in midfield, and that’s a nice body swerve to beat his man and find Zabaleta on the right.
From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2016
Ozil is clean through down the middle and a beautiful body swerve sends poor Joleon Lescott off towards Birmingham New Street.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2015
So smooth – and a body swerve to rival Elvis.
From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2015
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