Main entry: breaking ball, curve, curve ball, bender
Definition: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Definition: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Definition: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Main entry: curve
Definition: a line on a graph representing data
Main entry: curve, curved shape
Definition: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Definition: form a curl, curve, or kink
Usage: the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Main entry: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, veer, trend, swerve
Definition: turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Usage: The car cut to the left at the intersection; The motorbike veered to the right
Definition: bend or cause to bend
Usage: He crooked his index finger; the road curved sharply
Definition: form an arch or curve
Usage: her back arches; her hips curve nicely
Main entry: curve, wind, twist
Definition: extend in curves and turns
Usage: The road winds around the lake; the path twisted through the forest