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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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CURL definition: 1. a piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the…. Learn more.
1. a. : to grow in coils or spirals. b. : to form ripples or crinkles. bacon curling in a pan. 2. : to move or progress in curves or spirals : wind. the path curled along the mountainside.
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.
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.
A curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shape. A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove. [ + of] ...curls of lemon peel. [ + of] Synonyms: twist, spiral, coil, kink More Synonyms of curl. 5. verb. If your toes, fingers, or other parts of your body curl, or if you curl them, they form a curved or round shape.
curl. (kûrl) 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.
noun. us / kɝːl / uk / kɜːl / Add to word list. [ C or U ] a piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this: tight / loose curls. in curls Her hair fell in curls over her shoulders. Curls of smoke were rising from the chimney. Compare. wave noun (HAIR CURVES)
Definition of curl verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
curl meaning, definition, what is curl: to form a twisted or curved shape, or to...: Learn more.
cURL (pronounced like "curl", / k ɜːr l /) is a computer software project providing a library (libcurl) and command-line tool (curl) for transferring data using various network protocols. The name stands for "Client for URL ".
