Curl Definition

kûrl
curled, curling, curls
verb
curled, curling, curls
To wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils.
Webster's New World
To form into a coiled or spiral shape.
Curled the ends of the ribbon.
American Heritage
To cause to roll over or bend around.
Webster's New World
To decorate with coiled or spiral shapes.
American Heritage
To raise the upper corner of (the lip), as in showing contempt or scorn.
Webster's New World
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noun
curls
A little coil of hair; ringlet.
Webster's New World
Anything with a spiral or curled shape; any coil.
Webster's New World
A treatment in which the hair is curled.
American Heritage
A curling or being curled.
Webster's New World
The state of being curled.
American Heritage
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idiom
curl up
  • to gather into spirals or curls; roll up
  • to sit or lie with the legs drawn up
Webster's New World
in curl
  • curled
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Curl

Noun

Singular:
curl
Plural:
curls

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Curl

Origin of Curl

  • Middle English crullen, curlen from crulle curly perhaps of Middle Low German origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From metathesis of Middle English crulle.

    From Wiktionary

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