curl
To cause to move in a curveTo cause to move in a curve.
» The cat was curled up asleep.
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10 senses(transitive)To cause to move in a curve.
витьvitʹ, искривля́тьiskrivljátʹ
form a curl, curve, or kink
(transitive)To make into a curl or spiral.
shape one's body into a curl
(intransitive)To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
(intransitive)To move in curves.
ви́тьсяvítʹsja, извива́тьсяizvivátʹsja
(intransitive)To take part in the sport of curling.
I curl at my local club every weekend.
(transitive)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.
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
Examples
88 sentencesThe cat was curled up asleep.
She keeps her hair in curls.
Tom curled up on the davenport.
Tom curled up into a ball.
Curling is my favorite sport to watch.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From metathesis of Middle English crulle (“curled, curly”), of uncertain origin but probabFrom metathesis of Middle English crulle (“curled, curly”), of uncertain origin but probably from an unrecorded Old English word or from Middle Dutch crul, crulle (“curl”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), connected to *krūsą (“curl”), of unknown origin.
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Forms
curls, curling, curled, curledSynonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle