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Words related to curve

Related / Similar Words: curve ball, breaking ball, bender, bend, curvature, curved shape, curl, kink, swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut, crook, arch, arc, wind

Definition:

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

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

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

a line on a graph representing data;

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes;

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

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

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";

Entailments: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

Part Meronyms: road, route, graph, graphical record

Derivational Morphology: bend, curl, kink, wind, swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut, arch, arc, twist, twirl, coil, whorl, roll, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll, swerving, veering, course, curved shape, yaw, curvature, crook, turn, bow, archway

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