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crook vs curve

curve vs crook

crook and curve both are nouns.

crook and curve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crook Yes No Yes No
curve Yes No Yes No
As nouns, curve is a hypernym of crook; that is, curve is a word with a broader meaning than crook:
  • crook: a circular segment of a curve
  • curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Other hypernyms of crook include curved shape.
As verbs, crook and curve are synonyms defined as:
  • crook and curve: bend or cause to bend
crook (noun) curve (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
a circular segment of a curve the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
a line on a graph representing data
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
crook (verb) curve (verb)
bend or cause to bend form a curl, curve, or kink
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns
Difference between crook and curve

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