curve

Noun

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

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

• a line on a graph representing data

• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Verb

• form a curl, curve, or kink
  • the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
    

• bend or cause to bend
  • He crooked his index finger
    
  • the road curved sharply
    

• form an arch or curve
  • her back arches
    
  • her hips curve nicely
    

• extend in curves and turns
  • The road winds around the lake
    
  • the path twisted through the forest
    

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • The car cut to the left at the intersection
    
  • The motorbike veered to the right
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bend , curvature , curve ball , breaking ball , bender , curved shape , curl , kink , crook , arch , arc , wind , twist , swerve , sheer , trend , veer , slue , slew , cut