curved Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; sheer; slew; slue.
   
   • The car cut to the left at the intersection
   • The motorbike veered to the right
2. verb extend in curves and turns
   twist; curve; wind.
   
   • The road winds around the lake
   • the path twisted through the forest
3. verb form an arch or curve
   curve; arc; arch.
   
   • her back arches
   • her hips curve nicely
4. verb bend or cause to bend
   crook; curve.
   
   • He crooked his index finger
   • the road curved sharply
5. verb form a curl, curve, or kink
   curl; curve; kink.
   
   • the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
6. adjective having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
   curving.
   
   • the curved tusks of a walrus
   • his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard

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