CURVE

• (noun) a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

  synonyms : bender , breaking ball , curve ball

• (noun) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

  synonyms : bend

• (noun) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

  synonyms : curvature

• (noun) a line on a graph representing data

• (noun) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

  synonyms : curved shape

• (verb) form a curl, curve, or kink

  "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

  synonyms : curl , kink

• (verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly

  "The car cut to the left at the intersection", "The motorbike veered to the right"

  synonyms : cut , sheer , slew , slue , swerve , trend , veer

• (verb) bend or cause to bend

  "He crooked his index finger", "the road curved sharply"

  synonyms : crook

• (verb) form an arch or curve

  "her back arches", "her hips curve nicely"

  synonyms : arc , arch

• (verb) extend in curves and turns

  "The road winds around the lake", "the path twisted through the forest"

  synonyms : twist , wind

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