incurve

[in-kurv]

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verb (used with or without object), in·curved, in·curv·ing.

to curve or cause to curve inward.

Origin of incurve

First recorded in 1600–10, incurve is from the Latin word incurvāre to bend in, curve. See in-², curve

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Related Words for incurve

swerve, veer, bulge, buckle, spiral, crumple, twist, bend, coil, curl, skew, loop, round, turn, bow, stoop, crook, arc, gyrate, snake

Examples from the Web for incurve

Historical Examples of incurve

The next was an incurve, but Brassy swung at it and missed again.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch
Edward Stratemeyer
High or low, incurve or outcurve, they were all the same to him.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King
Lester Chadwick
The first ball he pitched was an incurve, but it looked good to the batter, and he swung at it viciously.
Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball
J. W. Duffield
His shoulders were bowed, the incurve of his thin stomach following the line of his back.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith