curl
/kɜɹl/ verb C2- To cause to move in a curve.
- To make into a curl or spiral.
- To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- To move in curves.
- To take part in the sport of curling. · I curl at my local club every weekend.
- To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
- To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
- To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
He/she/it curls · Past curled · Past participle curled · -ing form curling
Verb forms
- Base form
- curl
- He/she/it
- curls
- Past
- curled
- Past participle
- curled
- -ing form
- curling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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She went on growing, and growing, and very soon had to kneel down on the floor: in another minute there was not even room for this, and she tried the effect of lying down with one elbow against the door, and the other arm curled round her head.
It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads.
What would the jungle think if I, the Black Panther, curled myself up like Ikki the Porcupine, and howled?”
Then he curled up ready for any accident, his head lowered.
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