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Adjective curved has 1 sense
- curved, curving - not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
Antonyms: straight, trabeated, trabeate, uncurved, uncurving
Verb curve has 5 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to turn
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- wind, curve - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
--2 is one way to be
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- arch, curve, arc - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
--3 is one way to bend, flex
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- crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
--4 is one way to bend, flex
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- curl, curve, kink - form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
--5 is one way to change surface
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