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