1. (v. i.) To stray; to wander; to rope.

2. (v. i.) To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

3. (v. i.) 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.

4. (v. i.) To bend; to incline.

5. (v. i.) To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

6. (v. t.) To turn aside.

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