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English noun: curve | |||
| 1. | curve (shape) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | ||
| Synonyms | curved shape | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arc, arc, arch, bell, bell shape, bell-shaped curve, bend, bow, campana, catenary, closed curve, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, crescent, crook, crotchet, Cupid's bow, envelope, extrados, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, gooseneck, helix, hook, intrados, line roulette, meander, normal curve, perversion, quadric, quadric surface, roulette, S-shape, scallop, sinuosity, sinuousness, spiral, spiral, turn, twist, undulation, wave | ||
| Antonyms | straight line | ||
| 2. | curve (communication) a line on a graph representing data | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | regression curve, regression line | ||
| Part meronym | graph, graphical record | ||
| 3. | curve (act) a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | ||
| Synonyms | bender, breaking ball, curve ball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, pitch | ||
| 4. | curve (attribute) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | ||
| Synonyms | curvature | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curliness, straightness, waviness | ||
| 5. | curve (artifact) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | ||
| Synonyms | bend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | section, segment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind bend, blind curve, elbow, hairpin bend | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
| Domain category | river | ||
English verb: curve | |||
| 1. | curve (motion) turn sharply; change direction abruptly | ||
| Samples | The car cut to the left at the intersection. The motorbike veered to the right. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | peel off, yaw | ||
| 2. | curve (stative) extend in curves and turns | ||
| Samples | The road winds around the lake. The path twisted through the forest. | ||
| Synonyms | twist, wind | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumvolute, snake, spiral | ||
| 3. | curve (motion) form an arch or curve | ||
| Samples | Her back arches. Her hips curve nicely. | ||
| Synonyms | arc, arch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | camber | ||
| 4. | curve (motion) bend or cause to bend | ||
| Samples | He crooked his index finger. The road curved sharply. | ||
| Synonyms | crook | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recurve | ||
| 5. | curve (change) form a curl, curve, or kink | ||
| Samples | The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling. | ||
| Synonyms | curl, kink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Entail | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
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