laveren

• laveeren (dated)

From Middle Dutch laveren (“to tack”), from older loveren, ultimately from Middle Dutch loef.

• IPA^(key): /ˌlaːˈveː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: la‧ve‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

laveren

1. (nautical, intransitive, transitive) to tack, to beat up (to manoeuvre by turning a sailing vessel's bow through the wind; to zigzag against the wind when sailing)

   Synonyms: opkruisen, opwerken

2. (figurative, intransitive) to manoeuvre carefully in order to ride something out, to zigzag, to navigate with care
3. (figurative, intransitive) to walk with a swaying zigzag, usually unsteadily and aimlessly, especially when drunk

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