CURVE
Curve, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curved (krvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Curving.]
Etym: [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See Curve, a., Curb.]
Defn: To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.
CURVE
Curve, v. i.
Defn: To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.
CURVEDNESS
Curv"ed*ness (-d-ns), n.
Defn: The state of being curved.
CURVET Cur"vet (kr"vt or kr-vt"; 277), n. Etym: [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]
1. (Man.)
Defn: A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once.
2. A prank; a frolic.