<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: stray, wander, veer.</li><li>To depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm.</li><li>To digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To cause to swerve; turn aside.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.</li><li>A person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable.</li><li>Statistics: a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean.</li></ul>