Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.]

[F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.]

To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. ``His veering gait.'' --Wordsworth.

And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.

an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.

To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Veer \Veer\, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to veer, or wear, a vessel.

To veer and haul (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. --Totten.

To veer away or out (Naut.), to let out; to slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer out a rope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)