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curve, v.
(curved, curves, curving)
freq. cnt. 4

turn sharply; change direction abruptly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

curve cut sheer slew slue swerve trend veer

sample sentences

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

veering

lexical pointers

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swerving swerve swerve

lexical pointers

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curve curve

lexical pointers

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trend

semantic pointers

hypernym

turn

hyponym

peel off yaw

form an arch or curve
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

arc arch curve

sample sentences

"her back arches"
"her hips curve nicely"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

arch arch arch arch

lexical pointers

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curve curvature curvature

lexical pointers

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arc arc

semantic pointers

hypernym

bend, flex

hyponym

camber

extend in curves and turns
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

curve twist wind

sample sentences

"The road winds around the lake"
"the path twisted through the forest"

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lexical pointers

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curve curve

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

circumvolute spiral snake

form a curl, curve, or kink
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

curl curve kink

sample sentences

"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

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lexical pointers

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curl

lexical pointers

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curve

lexical pointers

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kink

semantic pointers

hypernym

change surface

entailment

bend, twist, flex, deform, turn

bend or cause to bend
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crook curve

sample sentences

"He crooked his index finger"
"the road curved sharply"

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lexical pointers

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crook

lexical pointers

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curvature

semantic pointers

hypernym

bend, flex

hyponym

recurve