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Curl meaning in English

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Curl

see synonyms of curl

Noun

1. coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

2. curl, robert curl, robert f. curl, robert floyd curl jr.

American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)

3. curl, lock, ringlet, whorl

a strand or cluster of hair

Verb

4. curl, curve, kink

form a curl, curve, or kink

Example Sentences:
'the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling'

5. curl, curl up, draw in

shape one's body into a curl

Example Sentences:
'She curled farther down under the covers'
'She fell and drew in'

6. coil, curl, loop

wind around something in coils or loops

7. curl, wave

twist or roll into coils or ringlets

Example Sentences:
'curl my hair, please'

8. curl

play the Scottish game of curling

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Curl

see synonyms of curl
verb
1. (intransitive)
(esp of hair) to grow into curves or ringlets
2. (transitive; sometimes foll by up)
to twist or roll (something, esp hair) into coils or ringlets
3. (often foll by up)
to become or cause to become spiral-shaped or curved; coil
the heat made the leaves curl up
4. (intransitive)
to move in a curving or twisting manner
5. (intransitive)
to play the game of curling
6.  curl one's lip
noun
7. 
a curve or coil of hair
8. 
a curved or spiral shape or mark, as in wood
9. 
the act of curling or state of being curled
10. 
any of various plant diseases characterized by curling of the leaves
11. Also called: rot, rotation mathematics
a vector quantity associated with a vector field that is the vector product of the operator ∇ and a vector function A, where ∇ = i∂/∂x + j∂/∂by + k∂/∂z,i, j, and k being unit vectors. Usually written curl A, rot A
Compare divergence (sense 4), gradient (sense 4)

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Curl

see synonyms of curl
verb transitive
1. 
to wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils
2. 
to cause to roll over or bend around
3. 
to raise the upper corner of (the lip), as in showing contempt or scorn
verb intransitive
4. 
to form curls; become curled
5. 
to assume a spiral or curved shape
6. 
to move in spirals; undulate
7. 
to play the game of curling
noun
8. 
a little coil of hair; ringlet
9. 
anything with a spiral or curled shape; any coil
10. 
a curling or being curled
11. 
any of various diseases of plants in which the leaves curl up
12. 
an exercise in which a weight or other resistance is pulled upward in a curl-like motion by a fully extended arm or leg

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Curl

see synonyms of curl
v. curled, curl·ing, curls
v.tr.
1. To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils.
2. To form into a coiled or spiral shape: curled the ends of the ribbon.
3. To decorate with coiled or spiral shapes.
4. To raise and turn under (the upper lip), as in snarling or showing scorn.
5. Sports To lift (a weight) by performing a curl.
v.intr.
1. To form ringlets or coils.
2. To assume a spiral or curved shape.
3. To move in a curve or spiral: The wave curled over the surfer.
4. Sports To engage in curling.
n.
1. Something with a spiral or coiled shape.
2. A coil or ringlet of hair.
3. A treatment in which the hair is curled.
4.
a. The act of curling: the curl of a meandering river.
b. The state of being curled.
5. Sports A weightlifting exercise using one or two hands, in which a weight held at the thigh or to the side of the body is raised to the chest or shoulder and then lowered without moving the upper arms, shoulders, or back.
6. Any of various plant diseases in which the leaves roll up.
American chemist who shared a 1996 Nobel Prize for discovering fullerenes.

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