recurve

re·curve  (r-kûrv)

tr. & intr.v. re·curved, re·curv·ing, re·curves

To curve (something) backward or downward or become curved backward or downward.

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[Latin recurvre : re-, re- + curvre, to curve (from curvus, curve; see curve).]

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recur·vation (rkûr-vshn) n.

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recurve [rɪˈkɜːv]

vb

to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent

[from Latin recurvāre from re- + curvāre to curve]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

recurve - curve or bend (something) back or down crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"