curl

curl [kʉrl]

vt.

[ME curlen, by metathesis < crullen, to curl, bend, twist < crul, curly, akin to Du krul < Gmc * kruzla < IE * greu-s < base * ger-: see CRADLE]

1. to wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils

2. to cause to roll over or bend around

3. to raise the upper corner of (the lip), as in showing contempt or scorn

vi.

1. to form curls; become curled

2. to assume a spiral or curved shape

3. to move in spirals; undulate

4. to play the game of curling

n.

1. a little coil of hair; ringlet

2. anything with a spiral or curled shape; any coil

3. a curling or being curled

4. any of various diseases of plants in which the leaves curl up

5. an exercise in which a weight or other resistance is pulled upward in a curl-like motion by a fully extended arm or leg

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curl up

1. to gather into spirals or curls; roll up

2. to sit or lie with the legs drawn up

3. Informal to collapse; break down

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in curl

curled