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   curl

   /kəːl/

   verb

   • 1. form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape: "her fingers curled round the microphone" Similar windtwineentwinewrapcrimpwavetongpermgo curlygo frizzyfrizz outfrizzlecrinkle
   • ▪ sit or lie with the knees drawn up: "she curled up and went to sleep" Similar nestlesnugglecuddlehuddlesnug down
   • ▪ move or cause to move in a spiral or curved course: "a wisp of smoke curling across the sky" Similar spiralcoilwreathetwirlswirlfurlwindcurvebendtwisttwist and turnloopmeandersnakecorkscrewzigzag
   • ▪ (with reference to one's mouth or upper lip) raise or cause to raise slightly on one side as an expression of contempt or disapproval: "Maria saw his lip curl sardonically"
   • 2. (in weight training) lift (a weight) using only the hands, wrists, and forearms: "slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height"
   • 3. play at the game of curling: "during the severe spell in 1740, men curled on the pond"

   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 ringletcorkscrewcoilkinkwavekiss-curlspiralcoilwreathtwirlswirlfurltwistcorkscrewcurlicuewhorlhelixgyre
   • ▪ a curling movement: "the sneering curl of his lip"
   • ▪ (with reference to a person's hair) a state or condition of being curled: "your hair has a natural curl"
   • ▪ see leaf curl
   • 2. a weightlifting exercise involving movement of only the hands, wrists, and forearms: "a dumb-bell curl"
   • 3. a function giving a measure of the rotation of a vector field.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from obsolete crulle ‘curly’, from Middle Dutch krul.

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   What does curl do?

   • This is typically used for FTP on Unix. If used with HTTP, curl enables user authentication. See netrc (5) and ftp (1) for details on the file format. Curl does not complain if that file does not have the right permissions (it should be neither world- nor group-readable). The environment variable "HOME" is used to find the home directory.

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   What does curl mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CURL definition: 1. a piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the…. Learn more.

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   What do you mean by curling?

   • 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. 1. To form ringlets or coils. 2.

   Curl - definition of curl by The Free Dictionary

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   What is a curl in a spiral or circular shape?

   • 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.

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   Curl can mean to twist or form into coils, to move in a curve, to play a game, or to show contempt. It can also refer to a shape, a hair treatment, a plant disease, or a mathematical concept.

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   a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) synonyms: coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl. see more. noun.

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   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.

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    Curl is a noun or a verb that means something with a small, curved shape, especially a piece of hair, or to make something into this shape. Learn more about the word curl, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.