curve

n.

1. A bend

   sweep, flexure, bow, arch, crescent, horseshoe, circuit, curvature, crook, oxbow, catenary, trajectory, conic section, sinus, camber.

   Types of curves include: bell curve, bell-shaped curve, hairpin curve, S-curve, sine curve, extrapolated curve, hyperbolic curve, parabolic curve, normal curve, asymptomatic curve, logarithmic curve, French curve, linear curve, parabola, hyperbola, circle, ellipse, ogee, arc, chord.

2. In baseball, a pitch that curves

   incurve, outcurve, dropcurve, in*, out*, drop*, outdrop*, screwball*, upshoot*, jumpball*, straight drop*, slant*, slider*, bender*, curly one*, breaker*, hook*, snake*.

curve

v.