curve (verb)
11curve — 1. noun /kɜːv,kɝv/ a) A gentle bend, such as in a road. b) A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line. 2. verb /kɜːv,kɝv/ a) To bend; to crook …
12curve — noun a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length. ↘a line on a graph (whether straight or curved) showing how one quantity varies with respect to another. ↘(also curve ball) Baseball a delivery in… …
13curve — 1. noun the serpentine curves of the river Syn: bend, turn, loop, curl, twist, hook; arc, arch, bow, undulation, curvature, meander 2. verb the road curved back on itself Syn: bend, turn …
14curve — 1. noun the curves of the river Syn: bend, turn, loop, arc, arch, bow, curvature 2. verb the road curved back on itself Syn: bend, turn, loop, wind, meander, snake, arc …
15in|curve — «verb. ihn KURV; noun. IHN KURV», verb, curved, curv|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to curve or bend inward. –n. 1. an inward curve: »She will cross her legs and look down…on the pleasing swell of calf, incurve of ankle (Prudence Glynn). 2. an inward… …
16throw somebody a curve — verb To surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction. He really threw me a curve when he asked me a personal question at work …
17re|curve — «rih KURV», transitive verb, intransitive verb, curved, curv|ing. to curve back; bend back …
18de|curve — «dee KURV», transitive verb, curved, curv|ing. to curve downward …
19circumvolute — verb wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail • Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑twist, ↑curve • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP …
20wrempan — *wrempan germ.?, schwach. Verb: nhd. drehen, krümmen; ne. turn (Verb), curve (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: mnd.; Etymologie: idg. *u̯remb , Verb, drehen, biegen, Pokorny 1153; …
