—n.
1 a line or surface having along its length a regular deviation from being straight or flat, as exemplified by the surface of a sphere or lens.
2 a curved form or thing.
3 a curved line on a graph.
4 Baseball a ball caused to deviate by the pitcher's spin.
—v.tr. & intr. bend or shape so as to form a curve.
Derivatives:
curved adj.
Etymology: orig. as adj. (in curve line) f. L curvus bent: (v.) f. L curvare
Useful english dictionary. 2012.