curved
/kɜːvd//kɝːvd/
🔵 Intermediate
Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelIntermediate
Standard vocabulary
Word FrequencyVery Common
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Syllables1
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
verb
1. To bend; to crook.
"to curve a line"
2. To cause to swerve from a straight course.
"to curve a ball in pitching it"
3. To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
"the road curves to the right"
4. To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
"The teacher will curve the test."
5. To reject, to turn down romantic advances.
"I was once curved three times by the same woman."
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