Main Entry: ¹curl

Pronunciation: \ˈkər(-ə)l\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets
2 : to form into a curved shape : twist <curled his lip in a sneer>
3 : to furnish with curlsintransitive verb 1 a : to grow in coils or spirals b : to form ripples or crinkles <bacon curling in a pan>
2 : to move or progress in curves or spirals : wind <the path curled along the mountainside>
3 : twist, contort
4 : to play the game of curling