Definition of 'curl'

Noun

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
      Synonyms: coil whorl roll curlicue ringlet gyre scroll
2. American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
      Synonyms: Robert Curl Robert F. Curl Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
3. a strand or cluster of hair
      Synonyms: lock ringlet whorl

Verb

1. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
      Synonyms: curve kink
2. shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
      Synonyms: curl up draw in
3. wind around something in coils or loops
      Synonyms: coil loop
      Antonyms: uncoil
4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
      Synonyms: wave
5. play the Scottish game of curling

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