curve / kirve [kɜrv]
curve – n. & v. – n. – 1. a line or surface having along its length a regular deviation from being straight or flat, as exemplified by the surface of a sphere or lens; 2. a curved line on a graph; 3. in baseball, a ball pitched so that it curves away from the side from which it was thrown; 4. a tendency which could be plotted on a graph as a curve; v. tr. & intr. – 1. bend or shape so as to form a curve; 2. move or send along a curved path
kirve – v. – to undercut coal in a mine