CURVE

Definition of CURVE

  1. (verb)turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  2. (verb)extend in curves and turns
  3. (verb)form an arch or curve
  4. (verb)bend or cause to bend
  5. (verb)form a curl, curve, or kink
  6. (noun)the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
  7. (noun)a line on a graph representing data
  8. (noun)a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
  9. (noun)the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
  10. (noun)curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)