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1. The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
   - curved shape
    
2. A line on a graph representing data
    
3. A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
   - curve ball [N. Amer], breaking ball, bender
    
4. The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
   - curvature
    
5. Curved segment (of a road or river or railway track etc.)
   - bend

1. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   - swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
    
2. Extend in curves and turns
   - wind[2], twist
    
3. Form an arch or curve
   "her hips curve nicely"
   - arch, arc
    
4. Bend or cause to bend
   "the road curved sharply"
   - crook
    
5. Form a curl, curve, or kink
   - curl, kink

Derived forms: curved, curving, curves

See also: curvature, curvy, sigmoid

Type of: be, bend, change surface, configuration, conformation, contour, delivery, flex, form, line, pitch, section, segment, shape, turn

Antonym: straight line

Part of: graph, graphical record, road, route

Encyclopedia: Curve