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curve

/ curve /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
Type of:
pitch delivery
Derived:
bend
noun Sense 2
a line on a graph representing data
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
regression line regression curve
Has parts:
graph graphical record
noun Sense 3
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Opposites:
straight line
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape meander
Derived:
swerve sheer trend veer slue
verb Sense 4
form an arch or curve
"her back arches"
"her hips curve nicely"
Type of:
bend flex
Kinds of:
camber
Derived:
bow arc curvature arch archway
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
bend or cause to bend
"He crooked his index finger"
"the road curved sharply"
Type of:
bend flex
Kinds of:
recurve
Derived:
curvature bend crook turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
form a curl, curve, or kink
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
Type of:
change surface
Derived:
kink twist twirl bend coil
Entails:
flex bend deform
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 7
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Type of:
shape form configuration
Kinds of:
curliness straightness
Derived:
arch arc wind
noun Sense 8
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Type of:
section segment
Kinds of:
blind curve blind bend elbow hairpin bend
Has parts:
road route
Derived:
curl kink wind swerve sheer
Domain:
river
verb Sense 9
extend in curves and turns
"The road winds around the lake"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
circumvolute spiral snake
Derived:
curvature bend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 10
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"
Type of:
turn
Kinds of:
peel off yaw
Derived:
swerve swerving veering course trend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
79
Times Searched
3
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pitch delivery line regression line regression curve normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape meander straight line bend