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1. An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
   - frambesia [N. Amer], framboesia [Brit, Cdn]

1. An erratic deflection from an intended course
   - swerve

1. Be wide open
   "the deep yawing canyon";
   - gape, yawn
    
2. Deviate erratically from a set course
   "the yawing motion of the ship"
    
3. Swerve off course momentarily
   "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

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Derived forms: yawses

Type of: be, curve, cut, deviate, divert, infectious disease, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, turn, turning, veer

Encyclopedia: Yaws