Definition
Meaning of 'curve'
Meaning of 'curve' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Curve 
[ a.]
- Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a
curve surface. [ a.]- A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.
- A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line.
- To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.
2. Curve [ v. i.]
- To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the
road curves to the right. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'curve' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. curve [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- bend or cause to bend
- bend or cause to bend
Example in sentence:
- He crooked his index finger;
- the road curved sharply
Meaning (2):
- form an arch or curve
- form an arch or curve
Example in sentence:
- her back arches;
- her hips curve nicely
Meaning (3):
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example in sentence:
- The car cut to the left at the intersection;
- The motorbike veered to the right
Meaning (4):
- form a curl, curve, or kink
- form a curl, curve, or kink
Example in sentence:
- the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Meaning (5):
- extend in curves and turns
- extend in curves and turns
Example in sentence:
- the path twisted through the forest;
- The road winds around the lake
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