[kəːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length
(e.g: the parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve)


Phrases:
- ahead of the curve
- behind the curve
- throw someone a curve

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘curved’): from Latin curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 16th century and the verb (from Latin curvare ‘to bend’) from the early 17th century

[kəːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form or cause to form a curve
(e.g: her mouth curved in a smile)


Phrases:
- ahead of the curve
- behind the curve
- throw someone a curve

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘curved’): from Latin curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 16th century and the verb (from Latin curvare ‘to bend’) from the early 17th century