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ausscheren

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Etymology

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19th century, from nautical parlance, from Low German utscheren. By surface analysis, aus- (out) +‎ scheren (to escape).

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Verb

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ausscheren (weak, third-person singular present schert aus, past tense scherte aus, past participle ausgeschert, auxiliary sein)

  1. (nautical) to sheer, sheer out (move away from a course, leave a formation)
  2. (automotive) to veer off, change lanes
  3. (figurative) to swerve from, step out of (e.g. a party line)

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