<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) 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><li>(used with object) 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>