Meaning of "curve"

curve •

n.
• • a bend on a road: liko, kurba, kurbada

v.
• • to curve or turn slightly: lumiko nang bahagya

» synonyms and related words:

revolve

v.
• • 1. to move in a circle, move in a curve round a point: lumigid, pumaligid, umikot
  • 2. to turn around: umikot, paikutin, umikit, paikitin

circle

n.
• • a closed curve everywhere equidistant from a central point: bilog

v.
• • 1. to move in a circle: umikot, lumigid
  • 2. to enclose in a circle, to surround: pumaligid, paligiran, pumaikot, paikutan

straight

adj.
• • 1. without bend or curve: tuwid, matuwid
  • 2. frank, honest upright: matwid, matuwid, tapat, matapat, tumpak, prangko-a adv. 1. directly: diretso, tuwiran, tuluy-tuloy
  • 2. frankly, honestly: matapat, tapatan
  • 3. in the proper condition or order: nang maayos

curl

v.
• • 1. to coil into ringlets: magkulot, kulutan
  • 2. to curve or twist out of shape: mabaluktot, bumaluktot, mamaluktot, baluktutin

wave

n.
• • 1. a moving ridge or swell of water: alon
  • 2. a waving: kaway, pagkaway, wagayway, pagwawagayway
  • 3. a curve or series of curves: alon, alun-alon, lundo, lundu-lundo
  • 4. curl, esp. of hair: kulot, pagkakakulot

v.
• • 1. to move with a waving motion: pumagaspas
  • 2. to move back and forth: kumaway, ikaway, kumampay, ikampay, magwagayway, iwagayway
  • 3. to signal by waving: kumaway, kawayan
  • 4. to move back and forth as a flag in the air: magwagayway, wumagayway, iwagayway
  • 5. to make curly: magkulot, kulutin, kulutan

bend

v.
• • 1. to bend down or forward, to stoop: yumuko, iyuko
  • 2. to bend something: magbaluktot, mabaluktot, ibaluktot, baluktutin, magbalikuko, mabalikuko, ibalikuko, balikukuin
  • 3. to curve or shape by curving: humubog, hubugin
  • 4. to bend or curve as a road: kumurba, lumiko

n.
• • a curve or turn: kurba, liko

concave

adj.
• • hollow and curve: malukong, hungkag

twist

v.
• • 1. to turn or cause to turn or wind: umikot, magpaikot, paikutin, pumihit, pihitin
  • 2. to wind together, to wind: magpili, pumili, pilihin, magpilipit, pumilipit, pilipitin
  • 3. to bend: magbalikuko, bumalikuko, balikukuin, ibalikuko, magbaluktot, bumaluktot, baluktutin, ibaluktot
  • 4. to curve, to bend: magpaliku-liko, lumiku-liko, paliku-likuin
  • 5. to force or to become out of shape or shape: magtabingi, tumabingi, patabingiin, magkatabi-tabingi
  • 6. to distort the meaning of: bumaluktot, baluktutin, bumaligtad, baligtarin, mag-uwi (iuwi) sa ibang bagay, mag-iba ng kahulugan, ibahin ang kahulugan
  • 7. to twist the foot or ankle: matapilok

n.
• • 1. a twisting: pagbaluktot, pagpilipit, pagbalikuko
  • 2. a thread, cord, or rope made of two or more strands twisted together: pili
  • 3. a being twisted: pagkabaluktot, pagkabalikuko, pagkapilipit two num/adj. the number equal to one plus one: dos, dalawa

kurba

Sp n.
• • curve

lantik

n.
• • graceful bend or curve (of eyelashes, hips, etc.)

adj.
• • malantik (ma-) long, curved (eyelashes)

liko

v.
• • lumiko' (-um-) to turn, to curve, to bend. Lumiko ang kotse sa kanan. The car turned to the right. magliko',iliko' (mag-:i-) to turn something. Iliko mo ang kotse sa kaliwa. Turn the car to the left.