curve

curve
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A bend]
Syn. sweep, flexure, bow, arch, crescent, horseshoe, circuit, curvature, crook, oxbow, catenary, trajectory, conic section, sinus, camber.
Types of curves include: bell curve, bell-shaped curve, hairpin curve, S-curve, sine curve, extrapolated curve, hyperbolic curve, parabolic curve, normal curve, asymptomatic curve, logarithmic curve, French curve, linear curve, parabola, hyperbola, circle, ellipse, ogee, arc, chord.
2. [In baseball, a pitch that curves]
Syn. incurve, outcurve, dropcurve, in*, out*, drop*, outdrop*, screwball*, upshoot*, jumpball*, straight drop*, slant*, slider*, bender*, curly one*, breaker*, hook*, snake*.
v.
Syn. bend, arc, crook, curl; see bend 1 , 2 .
See Synonym Study at bend .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
bend, arc, bow, turn, veer, twist, hook, loop, spiral, coil, swerve, curl, crook.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Something bent: bend, bow2, crook, curvature, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. II verb 1. To swerve from a straight line: angle2, arc, arch, bend, bow2, crook, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. 2. To have or cause to have a curved or sinuous form or surface: curl, undulate, wave. See STRAIGHT.

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