"incurve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: incurves [present, singular, third-person], incurving [participle, present], incurved [participle, past], incurved [past]
Etymology: From in- + curve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|curve}} in- + curve Head templates: {{en-verb}} incurve (third-person singular simple present incurves, present participle incurving, simple past and past participle incurved)
  1. (transitive, rare) To cause something to curve inwards. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-incurve-en-verb-~0VRK~8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 6 44 13
  2. (intransitive) To curve inwards. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-incurve-en-verb-9k9MaV~F

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To curve inwards."
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