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curve [n]

1)	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

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line straight_line bell-shaped_curve meander closed_curve s-shape catenary cupid's_bow undulation extrados gooseneck intrados bend crotchet envelope arc crenation spiral helix perversion sinuosity arch bell arc crescent quadric line_roulette

2)	a line on a graph representing data

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line graph regression_curve

3)	a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter

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bender breaking_ball curve_ball

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4)	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

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configuration arc curliness straightness

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

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section road river curl bend blind_bend elbow hairpin_bend

curve [v]

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

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cut sheer slew slue swerve trend veer

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turn swerve course bend swerve peel_off yaw

2)	extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"

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be curvature bend circumvolute spiral snake

3)	form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

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bend arc arc curvature curvature arch arch arch arch camber

4)	bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

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bend curvature bend recurve

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

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bend change_surface kink bend coil

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