Meaning of 'curve'

verb

to bend or cause to bend

Example: "The road curves."

Synonyms: crook

noun

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

Synonyms: curve ball breaking ball bender

noun

curved segment of a road, river, railroad track etc.

Example: "We could see the train coming around the curve."

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

to form a curl, curve, or kink

Synonyms: curl kink

verb

to turn sharply

Example: "The road curves ahead."

Synonyms: sheer cut swerve trend slew veer slue

verb

to form an arch or curve

Example: "The hallway curves at both ends."

Synonyms: arch arc

verb

to extend in curves and turns

Synonyms: twist wind