ENGLISH: curve - CREOLE: koub



Overview of noun curve



The noun curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (20) curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

2. (10) curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)

3. (1) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)

4. curvature, curve -- (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)

5. bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))



Overview of verb curve



The verb curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (2) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")

2. (1) wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")

3. (1) arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely")

4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply")

5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling")

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