in·curve (ĭn-kûrv′, ĭn′kûrv′) tr. & intr.v. in·curved ,
in·curv·ing ,
in·curves To cause to bend or to bend into an inward curve.
n. (ĭn′kûrv′) An inward curve.
[Middle English incurven , to twist, distort , from Latin incurvāre , to curve in, be crooked : in- , in ; see in- 2 + curvus , curve ; see curve .]
incurve (ɪnˈkɜːv ) vb formal to (cause to) curve inwards
n 1. (Baseball) baseball a ball pitched in such a way that it curves slightly across the front of the pitcher
2. (Baseball) baseball the course or curving of such a ball
in•cur•vate (ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt) v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. to cause to curve inward; bend.
[1570–80; < Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre to bend in, curve]
in•cur′va•ture (-və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər) in`cur•va′tion, n.
incurve Past participle: incurvedGerund: incurvingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I incurve you incurve he/she/it incurves we incurve you incurve they incurve
Preterite I incurved you incurved he/she/it incurved we incurved you incurved they incurved
Present Continuous I am incurving you are incurving he/she/it is incurving we are incurving you are incurving they are incurving
Present Perfect I have incurved you have incurved he/she/it has incurved we have incurved you have incurved they have incurved
Past Continuous I was incurving you were incurving he/she/it was incurving we were incurving you were incurving they were incurving
Past Perfect I had incurved you had incurved he/she/it had incurved we had incurved you had incurved they had incurved
Future I will incurve you will incurve he/she/it will incurve we will incurve you will incurve they will incurve
Future Perfect I will have incurved you will have incurved he/she/it will have incurved we will have incurved you will have incurved they will have incurved
Future Continuous I will be incurving you will be incurving he/she/it will be incurving we will be incurving you will be incurving they will be incurving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been incurving you have been incurving he/she/it has been incurving we have been incurving you have been incurving they have been incurving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been incurving you will have been incurving he/she/it will have been incurving we will have been incurving you will have been incurving they will have been incurving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been incurving you had been incurving he/she/it had been incurving we had been incurving you had been incurving they had been incurving
Conditional I would incurve you would incurve he/she/it would incurve we would incurve you would incurve they would incurve
Past Conditional I would have incurved you would have incurved he/she/it would have incurved we would have incurved you would have incurved they would have incurved