recurve /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/noun 3verb 3forms 3 noun3 •A recurve bow. •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.not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile •A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit. verb3 •To curve again, to rebend. •To curve back on itself. •To change direction.Nearly all of the storms which originate in the Cape Verde region first move in a westerly direction over the Atlantic and later recurve in a northerly or northeasterly direction. — 1934 formsrecurved · recurving · recurves