curved

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curve 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  curve 
 
  Sense  1 
  swerve,  sheer,  curve,  trend,  veer,  slue,  slew,  cut 
  =>  peel  off 
  =>  yaw 
 
  Sense  2 
  wind,  curve 
  =>  circumvolute 
  =>  spiral 
  =>  snake 
 
  Sense  3 
  arch,  curve,  arc 
  =>  camber 
 
  Sense  4 
  crook,  curve 
  =>  recurve 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  curve 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  curve 
 
  Sense  1 
  swerve,  sheer,  curve,  trend,  veer,  slue,  slew,  cut 
  =>  peel  off 
  =>  yaw 
 
  Sense  2 
  wind,  curve 
  =>  circumvolute 
  =>  spiral 
  =>  snake 
 
  Sense  3 
  arch,  curve,  arc 
  =>  camber 
 
  Sense  4 
  crook,  curve 
  =>  recurve 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  curve 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  curve 
 
  Sense  5 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  bend,  deform,  twist,  turn 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  curve 
 
  5  senses  of  curve 
 
  Sense  1 
  swerve,  sheer,  curve,  trend,  veer,  slue,  slew,  cut 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  wind,  curve 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  arch,  curve,  arc 
  =>  bend,  flex 
 
  Sense  4 
  crook,  curve 
  =>  bend,  flex 
 
  Sense  5 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  change  surface 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  curve 
 
  curve  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  curve 
 
  Sense  1 
  swerve,  sheer,  curve,  trend,  veer,  slue,  slew,  cut 
  =>  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  wind,  curve 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  arch,  curve,  arc 
  =>  bend,  flex 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  crook,  curve 
  =>  bend,  flex 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  curl,  curve,  kink 
  =>  change  surface 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  curved 
  curved  shape 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curve 
 
  The  verb  curve  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  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") 
  2.  (1)  wind,  curve  --  (extend  in  curves  and  turns;  "The  road  winds  around  the  lake") 
  3.  (1)  arch,  curve,  arc  --  (form  an  arch) 
  4.  crook,  curve  --  (bend  or  cause  to  bend) 
  5.  curl,  curve,  kink  --  (form  a  curl,  curve,  or  kink;  "the  cigar  smoke  curled  up  at  the  ceiling";  "The  road  curved") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  curved 
 
  The  adj  curved  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  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  of  adj  curved 
 
  1  sense  of  curved 
 
  Sense  1 
  curved  (vs.  straight),  curving 
 
  straight  (vs.  curved) 
  =>  trabeated,  trabeate 
  =>  uncurved,  uncurving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  curved 
 
  1  sense  of  curved 
 
  Sense  1 
  curved  (vs.  straight),  curving 
  =>  arced,  arched,  arching,  arciform,  arcuate,  bowed 
  =>  curvilineal,  curvilinear 
  =>  falcate,  falciform,  sickle-shaped 
  =>  flexuous 
  =>  hooklike 
  =>  incurvate,  incurved 
  =>  recurved,  recurvate 
  =>  semicircular 
  =>  serpentine,  snaky,  snakelike 
  =>  sinuate,  sinuous,  wiggly 
  =>  sinusoidal 
  =>  eellike 
  =>  curvy,  curvey 
  =>  upcurved 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  curved 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  curved 
 
  curved  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  curved 
  curved 
  decurved 
  incurved 
  recurved 
  uncurved 
  upcurved 
 
  Overview  of  verb  curve 
 
  The  verb  curve  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  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") 
  2.  (1)  wind,  curve  --  (extend  in  curves  and  turns;  "The  road  winds  around  the  lake") 
  3.  (1)  arch,  curve,  arc  --  (form  an  arch) 
  4.  crook,  curve  --  (bend  or  cause  to  bend) 
  5.  curl,  curve,  kink  --  (form  a  curl,  curve,  or  kink;  "the  cigar  smoke  curled  up  at  the  ceiling";  "The  road  curved") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  curved 
 
  The  adj  curved  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  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") 

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