Definitions for curry
ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr icur·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curryverb

   (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

2. curryverb

   season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

3. curryverb

   treat by incorporating fat

   "curry tanned leather"

4. dress, groom, curryverb

   give a neat appearance to

   "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Currynoun

   A family name of Irish origin, from Ó Comhraidhe

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CURRYverb

   Etymology: corium, leather, Latin.

   1. To dress leather, by beating and rubbing it.2. To beat; to drub; to thresh; to chastise.

   A deep design in’t to divide
   The well affected that confide;
   By setting brother against brother,
   To claw and curry one another. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 1.

   I may expect her to take care of her family, and curry her hide in case of refusal. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 211.

   3. To rub a horse with a scratching instrument, so as to smooth his coat, and promote his flesh.

   Frictions make the parts more fleshy and full; as we see both in men, and in the currying of horses: the cause is, for that they draw a greater quantity of spirits and blood to the parts. Francis Bacon.

   4. To scratch in kindness; to rub down with flattery; to tickle.

   If I had a suit to master Shallow, I would humour his men; if to his men, I would curry with master Shallow. Shakesp.

   5. To Curry Favour. To become a favourite by petty officiousness, slight kindnesses, or flattery.

   He judged them still over-abjectly to fawn upon the heathens, and to curry favour with infidels. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 7.

   This humour succeeded so with the puppy, that an ass would go the same way to work to curry favour for himself. Roger L'Estrange.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curryverb

   to dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather

2. Curryverb

   to dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean

3. Curryverb

   to beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons

4. Currynoun

   a kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices

5. Currynoun

   a stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry

6. Curryverb

   to flavor or cook with curry

7. Etymology: [Tamil kari.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curry

   kur′i, n. a kind of sauce or seasoning much used in India, compounded of pepper, ginger, and other spices: a stew mixed with curry-powder.—n. Curr′y-pow′der. [Tamil kari, sauce.]

2. Curry

   kur′i, v.t. to dress leather: to rub down and dress a horse: to beat: to scratch:—pr.p. curr′ying; pa.p. curr′ied.—ns. Curr′ier, one who curries or dresses tanned leather; Curr′y-comb, an iron instrument or comb used for currying or cleaning horses; Curr′ying.—Curry favour (corruption of Curry favell, to curry the chestnut horse), to seek favour by flattery. [O. Fr. correier (mod. corroyer), conrei, outfit, from a supposed Low L. form conredāre, con-, with, rēdāre, seen in Array.]

3. Curry

   Currie, obsolete forms of Quarry.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CURRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Curry is ranked #436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Curry surname appeared 74,919 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 25 would have the surname Curry.
   
   59.1% or 44,337 total occurrences were White.
   34.9% or 26,169 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 1,888 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 1,806 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 367 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 352 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Cooking
   • Embellish
   • Season
   • Treat

How to pronounce curry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curry in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of curry in a Sentence

1. Clay Travis:

   ESPN is so proud of them that they're sharing the clip themselves with all of their audience, it's next level stupidity, first of all, to compare Chinese genocide with American voting rights ID laws. But it's also making me wonder, with all that Disney has connection-wise with China, are they trying to curry favor with China by spreading Chinese talking points propaganda to the American sporting fan? It just blows my mind.

2. Hiroki Okada:

   For Shimiken and Pan Pong [the curry's creator], it's a question to settle before we die, we had had no choice but to answer the question with our imagination -- until now.

3. Anthony Davis:

   I know that Stephen Curry's an offensive coach who likes fast-paced, get up and down scoring, we haven't had a chance to speak yet. Stephen Curry's coaching a team in the Finals so I'll let Stephen Curry focus on that.

4. Mario Ziervogel:

   Earlier it was enough to have Bockwurst, Wiener or Knacker sausages. Now they are out of fashion. Then came Curry-Wurst with skin or skinless, then came chicken sausage. Then a customer came in and asked for a vegetarian sausage.

5. Sean King:

   Taipei is just trying to use a trendy issue like the environment to curry international favor in general for its South China Sea posture.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=curry
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curry
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=curry
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html