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If something c_____, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
Her spine curved.
The track curved away below him.
...a knife with a slightly curving blade.
A small, unobtrusive smile curved the cook's thin lips.
word curve
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noun
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle .
...the curve of his lips.
...a curve in the road.
You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph.
Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve.
Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
verb
If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
Her spine curved.
The track curved away below him.
...a knife with a slightly curving blade.
A small, unobtrusive smile curved the cook's thin lips.
If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air .
The ball curved strangely in the air.
inflections curvescurvingcurved
cefr-level B2

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