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| curl [ kurl ] |
verb (past and past participle curled, present participle curl·ing, 3rd person present singular curls) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make hair curly: to put hair into waves, coils, or spirals, or be naturally like this
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make something curved or coiled: to bend, twist, or wind something into a curved or spiral shape, or become curved or coiled
  He curled the silver ribbon into spirals.
The paper had begun to curl at the edges.
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3. intransitive verb move in spiral motion: to move in a curve or spiral
Smoke curled into the sky.
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4. intransitive verb sports participate in curling: to play the game of curling
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noun (plural curls) |
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1. curved or coiled hairs: a lock of hair curved into a round or spiral shape
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often used in the plural
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2. tendency to curl: the tendency of hair to grow or stay in ringlets
My hair doesn't have much curl.
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3. curved or coiled thing: something with a curved or coiled shape, e.g. a wood shaving or the crest of a breaking wave
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4. adoption of curved shape: the formation of something into a curved or round shape
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5. gym weightlifting maneuver: a weightlifting move in which a barbell is held at thigh height with the underarms facing outward, then raised to the chest, and lowered without moving the shoulders, upper arms, or legs
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6. marking on wood: a curved or spiral marking in wood grain
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| [14th century < Middle Dutch krul "curly" < Germanic] |
