curl

²curl

noun

Definition of CURL

1

: a lock of hair that coils : ringlet

2

: something having a spiral or winding form : coil

3

: the action of curling : the state of being curled

4

: a curved or spiral marking in the grain of wood

5

: a hollow arch of water formed when the crest of a breaking wave spills forward

6

: a usually short pass pattern in football in which a receiver runs downfield and then curves back toward the line of scrimmage

7

: a body-building exercise in which a weight held with the palms facing up is raised and lowered by flexing only the wrists or elbows

Examples of CURL

1. Her daughter has cute blonde curls.
2. She likes to wear her hair in curls.
3. The conditioner will help you keep the curl of your hair.
4. His hair has a natural curl.
5. He did 12 wrist curls.

First Known Use of CURL

1578

Related to CURL

Synonyms: frizz, frizzle, ringlet

Related Words: kink; crimp, wave; perm, permanent, set; lock, tress

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Rhymes with CURL

birl, dirl, furl, hurl, merle, pearl, purl, skirl, squirrel, swirl, thirl, tirl, twirl, whirl