curl

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. 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.

Phrasal Verb:

curl up

To assume a position with the legs drawn up: The child curled up in an armchair to read.

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[Middle English crullen, curlen, from crulle, curly, perhaps of Middle Low German origin.]

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curl

Verb

1. to twist (hair) or (of hair) to grow in coils or ringlets

2. to twist into a spiral or curve

3. to play the game of curling

4. curl one's lip to show contempt by raising a corner of the lip

Noun

1. a coil of hair

2. a curved or spiral shape

See also curl up [probably from Middle Dutch crullen]

curly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curl - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coil, roll corolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla" calyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles verticil - a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
	2.	Curl - American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
	3.	curl - a strand or cluster of hair lock, ringlet, whorl hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) sausage curl - a fat sausage-shaped curl forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead crimp - a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled dreadlock - one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Verb	1.	curl - form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" kink, curve change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
	2.	curl - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" curl up, draw in attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
	3.	curl - wind around something in coils or loops coil, loop twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
	4.	curl - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" wave twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" frizz, kink, kink up, frizzle, crape, crimp - curl tightly; "crimp hair"
	5.	curl - play the Scottish game of curling athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

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curl

noun 1. ringlet, lock

noun 2. twist, spiral, coil, kink, whorl, curlicue

verb 3. crimp, wave, perm, frizz

verb 4. twirl, turn, bend, twist, curve, loop, spiral, coil, meander, writhe, corkscrew, wreathe

5. wind, entwine, twine

Translations

curl [kəːl] n → rizo; [of smoke etc] → espiral f; voluta

vt [+ hair] → rizar [+ paper]; arrollar [+ lip]; fruncir

vi → rizarse; arrollarse

curl up vi → arrollarse; [person] → hacerse un ovillo;

(fam) → morirse de risa

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curl [kəːl] n → boucle f (de cheveux) [of smoke etc]; volute f

vt, vi → boucler;

(tightly) → friser

curl up vi → s'enrouler; [person] → se pelotonner

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curl [kəːl] n → Locke f;

(of smoke etc) → Kringel m

vt (hair) (loosely) → locken: (tightly) → kräuseln

vi → sich locken; sich kräuseln;

(smoke) → sich kringeln

curl up curl vi → sich zusammenrollen

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curl [kəːl] n → riccio; [of smoke etc] → anello

vt → ondulare;

(tightly) → arricciare

vi → arricciarsi

curl up vi → avvolgersi a spirale; rannicchiarsi