recurve

Noun

 * 1) A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
 * 2) A recurve bow.
 * 3) A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.
 * 1) A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

Derived terms

 * recurve-billed bushbird

Verb

 * 1) To curve again, to rebend.
 * 2) To curve back on itself.
 * 3)  To change direction.

Translations

 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: recurva