1. curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes).
2. curve -- (a line on a graph representing data).
3. curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter).
4. curvature, curve -- (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface).
5. bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)).
1. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right").
2. wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake").
3. arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely").
4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply").
5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling").
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