Definitions for Curlkɜrl

curlkɜrl(v.t.)

to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil.
to adorn with or as if with curls or ringlets.
(v.i.)to grow in or form curls or ringlets, as the hair.
to become curved or undulated.
to coil.
to play the game of curling.
Category: Games
to move or progress in a curving direction or path.
curl up, to sit or lie down cozily:
to curl up with a good book.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)a coil or ringlet of hair.
anything of a spiral or curved shape.
a coil.
the act of curling or the state of being curled.
any disease of plants characterized by curling of the leaves.
Category: Plant Pathology
a vector obtained from a given vector by taking its cross product with the vector whose coordinates are the partial derivative operators with respect to each coordinate. the operation that produces this vector.
Category: Math
a forearm lift in which a weight is raised from the level of the thighs to the chest or shoulders while keeping the legs, upper arms, and shoulders taut.
Category: Sport

curl one's lip,to raise a corner of one's lip, as in showing disdain.
Category: Idiom

1400–50; appar. back formation from curled, metathetic var. of ME crulled (ptp.) crul (adj.)

coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll(noun)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.(noun)
American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
lock, curl, ringlet, whorl(verb)
a strand or cluster of hair
curl, curve, kink(verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink
"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
curl up, curl, draw in(verb)
shape one's body into a curl
"She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
coil, loop, curl(verb)
wind around something in coils or loops
curl, wave(verb)
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
"curl my hair, please"
curl(verb)
play the Scottish game of curling

curl(verb)ɜrl
to twist or bend into the shape of a curl
to curl your hair; smoke curling from the chimney
curl(noun)ɜrl
a circular twist of hair
a girl with dark curls
curlɜrl
sth in the shape of a curl
a curl of chocolate on top

curl(Noun)
A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
curl(Noun)
A curved stroke or shape.
curl(Noun)
A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
curl(Noun)
Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
curl(Noun)
Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
curl(Noun)
The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
The curl of the vector field uE000125522uE001 is the vector field uE000125523uE001.
curl(Noun)
The vector operator, denoted or , that generates this field.
curl(Noun)
Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
curl(Noun)
The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
The one-piece back is of a medium curl.
curl(Verb)
To cause to move in a curve.
curl(Verb)
To make into a curl or spiral.
curl(Verb)
To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
curl(Verb)
To move in curves.
curl(Verb)
To take part in the sport of curling
I curl at my local club every weekend.
curl(Verb)
To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.

Origin: From metathesis of .

Curl(noun)
to twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair
Curl(noun)
to twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body
Curl(noun)
to deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament
Curl(noun)
to raise in waves or undulations; to ripple
Curl(noun)
to shape (the brim) into a curve
Curl(verb)
to contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground
Curl(verb)
to move in curves, spirals, or undulations; to contract in curving outlines; to bend in a curved form; to make a curl or curls
Curl(verb)
to play at the game called curling
Curl(u)
a ringlet, especially of hair; anything of a spiral or winding form
Curl(u)
an undulating or waving line or streak in any substance, as wood, glass, etc.; flexure; sinuosity
Curl(u)
a disease in potatoes, in which the leaves, at their first appearance, seem curled and shrunken