The difference between Angle and Swerve
When used as nouns, angle means a figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle), whereas swerve means a sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
When used as verbs, angle means to place (something) at an angle, whereas swerve means to stray.
check bellow for the other definitions of Angle and Swerve
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Angle as a noun (geometry):
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
Examples:
"the angle between lines A and B"
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Angle as a noun (geometry):
The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
Examples:
"The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees."
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Angle as a noun:
A corner where two walls intersect.
Examples:
"an angle of a building"
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Angle as a noun:
A change in direction.
Examples:
"The horse took off at an angle."
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Angle as a noun:
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
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Angle as a noun (media):
The focus of a news story.
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Angle as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
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Angle as a noun (slang):
An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
Examples:
"His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade."
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Angle as a noun:
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
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Angle as a noun (astrology):
Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
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Angle as a verb (transitive, often in the [[passive]]):
To place (something) at an angle.
Examples:
"The roof is angled at 15 degrees."
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Angle as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To change direction rapidly.
Examples:
"The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket."
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Angle as a verb (transitive, informal):
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
Examples:
"How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?"
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Angle as a verb (transitive, cue sports):
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
Examples:
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Angle as a verb (intransitive):
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
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Angle as a verb (informal):
(with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
Examples:
"He must be angling for a pay rise."
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Angle as a noun:
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
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Swerve as a verb (archaic):
To stray; to wander; to rove.
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Swerve as a verb:
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
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Swerve as a verb:
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.
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Swerve as a verb:
To bend; to incline.
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Swerve as a verb:
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
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Swerve as a verb:
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
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Swerve as a verb:
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
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Swerve as a verb:
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
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Swerve as a noun:
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
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Swerve as a noun:
A deviation from duty or custom.