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- Dictionarycurl/kəːl/
verb
- 1. form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape: "her fingers curled round the microphone" Similar
- 2. (in weight training) lift (a weight) using only the hands, wrists, and forearms: "slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height"
noun
- 1. something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair: "her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls" Similar
- 2. a weightlifting exercise involving movement of only the hands, wrists, and forearms: "a dumb-bell curl"
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- English (US)
noun. us / kɝːl / uk / kɜːl / Add to word list. [ C or U ] a...
- Curl: Arabic Translation
CURL translate: التِفاف / تَجَعُّد, يَلُف / يُجَعِّد. Learn...
- Curl Spanish Translation
CURL translate: rizo, enroscar, enroscarse, rizar, rizarse,...
- Curl: Korean Translation
curl translate: 동그랗게 말린 컬, 동그랗게 말다. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Curl, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CURL definicja: 1. a piece of hair that grows or has been...
- Curl: Japanese Translation
CURL translate: カール, ～を丸める, ～が丸まる, 巻（ま）く, 巻（ま）き毛（げ）,...
- Curl: Italian Translation
CURL translate: ricciolo, spirale (di fumo), arricciare,...
- Curl: German Translation
curl translate: locken, sich rollen, die Locke, die Locke....
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of curl as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use curl in different contexts, such as hair, waves, sports, and games.
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. the distortion, fluting, or puffing of a leaf, resulting from the unequal development of its two sides. a disease so characterized. Also called rotation. Mathematics.
Learn the meaning of curl as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of hair, sports, geometry and idioms. Find out how to pronounce curl and translate it in different languages.
Things that curl bend in a spiral or circular shape. When you curl your hair, you use heat to make it wavy and coiled. You can curl a lock of hair around your finger, or curl your body up in a chair. You can also call the shape you're forming a curl.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb curl, which can mean to form a curl or curls, to move in a curved shape, or to show contempt. Find out the origin, idioms and phrasal verbs related to curl.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word curl, such as a type of hair, a shape, a movement, or a game. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related words for curl.
