curve curve ball breaking ball bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
wheeling rolling | propelling something on wheels |
rolling | the act of robbing a helpless person, he was charged with rolling drunks in the park |
output yield | production of a certain amount |
bend curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
blind curve blind bend | a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
rolling hitch | a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
rolling mill | steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
rolling pin | utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end, used to roll out dough |
rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
yield fruit | an amount of a product |
curvature curve | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
regression line regression curve | a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis, for linear regression the curve is a straight line |
frequencyesponse curve frequencyesponse characteristic | (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency |
curve | a line on a graph representing data |
characteristic curve characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
Laffer curve | a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income, income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines |
learning curve | a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall) |
roller roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
peal pealing roll rolling | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
junk bond high-yield bond | a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower, issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit |
output yield production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time), production was up in the second quarter |
exponential curve | a graph of an exponential function |
curve curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
closed curve | a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints |
simple closed curve Jordan curve | a closed curve that does not intersect itself |
sine curve sinusoid | the curve of ysin x |
cigarette paper rolling paper | a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette |
get cracking bestir oneself get going get moving get weaving get started get rolling | start to be active, Get cracking, please! |
curl curve kink | form a curl, curve, or kink, the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling |
give way yield | end resistance, as under pressure or force, The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram |
yield give in succumb knuckle under buckle under | consent reluctantly |
concede yield grant | be willing to concede, I grant you this much |
yield | cease opposition, stop fighting |
give yield | be flexible under stress of physical force, This material doesn't give |
render yield return give generate | give or supply, The cow brings in liters of milk, This year's crop yielded ,bushels of corn, The estate renders some revenue for the family |
give yield | cause to happen or be responsible for, His two singles gave the team the victory |
move over give way give ease up yield | move in order to make room for someone for something, The park gave way to a supermarket, `Move over,' he told the crowd |
swerve sheer curve trend veer slue slew cut | turn sharply, change direction abruptly, The car cut to the left at the intersection, The motorbike veered to the right |
crook curve | bend or cause to bend, He crooked his index finger, the road curved sharply |
arch curve arc | form an arch or curve, her back arches, her hips curve nicely |
yield up | surrender, as a result of pressure or force |
yield pay bear ,c | bring in, interest-bearing accounts, How much does this savings certificate pay annually? |
concede yield cede grant | give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another |
yield give afford | be the cause or source of, He gave me a lot of trouble, Our meeting afforded much interesting information |
succumb yield | be fatally overwhelmed |
yield relent soften | give in, as to influence or pressure |
wind twist curve | extend in curves and turns, The road winds around the lake, the path twisted through the forest |