Definitions

recurve

[ri-kurv] / rɪˈkɜrv /

VERB

round

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bend loop

STRONG

arch bow coil convolute crook curl curve form mold perfect polish refine shape sleek slick smooth whorl

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy neglect roughen ruin straighten

Example Sentences

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Matt Golden, the 35-year-old founder of Recurve, a San Francisco green builder, calls it a "frozen tidal wave."

From BusinessWeek • May 5, 2010

Recurve, rē-kurv′, v.t. to curve or bend back—also Recur′vate.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various