Definition of Curve

Noun

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
  bend
• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
  curvature
• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
  - curve ball - breaking ball bender
• a line on a graph representing data
  
• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
  - curved shape

Verb

• form a curl, curve, or kink
  "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
  curl kink
• bend or cause to bend
  "He crooked his index finger"
  "the road curved sharply"
  crook
• form an arch or curve
  "her back arches"
  "her hips curve nicely"
  arch arc
• extend in curves and turns
  "The road winds around the lake"
  "the path twisted through the forest"
  wind twist
• turn sharply
  change direction abruptly
  "The car cut to the left at the intersection"
  "The motorbike veered to the right"
  swerve sheer trend veer slue slew cut

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