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curl
[kurl]
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil.
to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets.
verb (used without object)
to grow in or form curls or ringlets, as the hair.
to become curved or undulated.
to coil.
to play at the game of curling.
to progress in a curving direction or path; move in a curving or spiraling way.
The ball curled toward the plate.
noun
a coil or ringlet of hair.
anything of a spiral or curved shape, as a lettuce leaf, wood shaving, etc.
a coil.
the act of curling or state of being curled.
Plant Pathology.Ģż
the distortion, fluting, or puffing of a leaf, resulting from the unequal development of its two sides.
a disease so characterized.
Also called rotation.ĢżMathematics.Ģż
a vector obtained from a given vector by taking its cross product with the vector whose coordinates are the partial derivative operators with respect to each coordinate.
the operation that produces this vector.
Weightlifting.Ģż
an underhand forearm lift in which the barbell, held against the thighs, is raised to the chest and then lowered while keeping the legs, upper arms, and shoulders taut.
a similar forearm lift using a dumbbell or dumbbells, usually from the side of the body to the shoulders.
verb phrase
to sit or lie down cozily.
to curl up with a good book.
curl
/ °ģÉĖ±ō /
verb
(intr) (esp of hair) to grow into curves or ringlets
to twist or roll (something, esp hair) into coils or ringlets
(often foll by up) to become or cause to become spiral-shaped or curved; coil
the heat made the leaves curl up
(intr) to move in a curving or twisting manner
(intr) to play the game of curling
to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
noun
a curve or coil of hair
a curved or spiral shape or mark, as in wood
the act of curling or state of being curled
any of various plant diseases characterized by curling of the leaves
Also called: rot.Ģż rotation.Ģżmaths a vector quantity associated with a vector field that is the vector product of the operator ā and a vector function A , where ā = i ā/ā x + j ā/āĻĄ y + k ā/ā z, i , j , and k being unit vectors. Usually written curl A , rot A Compare divergence gradient
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- curledly adverb
- curledness noun
- intercurl verb
- undercurl verb
- well-curled adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of curl1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: āThe extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps ā¦ the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.ā
Donāt let the rouged cheeks and Shirley Temple curls fool you.
Tremulous vocals curl around the music like smoke, as the 24-year-old, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, traces poetic stories of romantic exploration and broken hearts.
Clark said she and a security guard stood and watched as Combs repeatedly kicked Ventura with ā100% forceā as the singer curled up to protect herself, according to Associated Press.
It curled into the cream as if it had read the invite wrong, but everyone was too charmed to mind.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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