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Meaning of 'curve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Curve [ a.]
- Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.
- 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.

Meaning of 'curve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . curve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bend or cause to bend
Example in sentence:
  • He crooked his index finger;
  • the road curved sharply
Meaning (2):
- form an arch or curve
Example in sentence:
  • her back arches;
  • her hips curve nicely
Meaning (3):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Meaning (5):
- extend in curves and turns
Example in sentence:
  • the path twisted through the forest;
  • The road winds around the lake

Nearby Words:

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