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Definition of curve:
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
a line on a graph representing data a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" |