āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
a strand of hair that is spiraled or wavy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The baby had soft golden curls.
02
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ˛
something that resembles a spiral or coil
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat stretched out on the windowsill, its tail forming a tight curl around its body.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
03
a weightlifting exercise in which a weight is lifted by bending the arm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The trainer instructed her to do ten curls.
to curl
01
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to shape something into a spiral or coiled pattern
Transitive: to curl sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist 's brushstrokes were used to curl vines around the garden scene.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to form or shape hair into a series of loops or spirals using a curling iron, rollers, or other styling tools
Transitive: to curl hair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Every morning, she spends time curling her hair with hot rollers to achieve the perfect wavy look.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻĸā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to twist around something, forming a spiral shape
Intransitive: to curl around sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She watched as the ribbon curled around the gift box, adding a decorative touch to the package.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to bend or position a part of body in a curved or coiled shape
Transitive: to curl a part of body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He curled his toes in anticipation as he dipped them into the cold water.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to participate in the Scottish game of curling, which involves sliding polished stones across ice towards a target area
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She eagerly anticipated the weekend when she could curl with her teammates.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to take on a curved or spiraled shape
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old book 's pages curled from years of exposure to varying temperatures.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lift a weight, like a dumbbell, by bending one's elbow and bringing the weight closer to body, typically to strengthen the biceps
Transitive: to curl a weight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He curled the dumbbells with perfect form, focusing on each rep.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
curly
curl
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
