heel turn vs swerve

heel turn

noun
  • An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction. 

  • A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s). 

  • A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it. 

  • A situation in which someone changes from being a villain into a hero. 

  • A radical change (of mind, opinion, etc.). 

  • Synonym of heel/face turn (“a situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero”) 

swerve

noun
  • A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision. 

  • A deviation from duty or custom. 

verb
  • To bend; to incline; to give way. 

  • To go out of a straight line; to deflect. 

  • To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate. 

  • Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line 

  • To climb or move upward by winding or turning. 

  • To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub. 

  • To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact. 

  • To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off. 

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