curve vs snake

curve and snake both are nouns.

curve and snake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No
snake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, snake is a hyponym of curve; that is, snake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curve:

curve: extend in curves and turns
snake: form a snake-like pattern

Other hyponyms of curve include circumvolute, spiral.

curve (noun)	snake (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter	limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
a line on a graph representing data	a deceitful or treacherous person
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve (verb)	snake (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink	move along a winding path
turn sharply; change direction abruptly	move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
form an arch or curve	form a snake-like pattern
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns

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