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curl

/kəːl/ /kɝl/

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noun

A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.

Examples :

"Her daughter has a single, golden curl that always falls across her forehead. "

appearance body

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A curved stroke or shape.

Examples :

"The artist carefully traced the curl of the letter "s" in the alphabet chart. "

appearance style mark

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A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.

Examples :

"The pitcher's fastball had a sharp curl, making it difficult for the batter to hit. "

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Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.

Examples :

"The skip noticed a slight curl on the rock's path, just enough to nudge it behind the guard. "

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Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.

Examples :

"To build stronger biceps, my brother does a set of curls with weights every day. "

body sport action physiology anatomy

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The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.

Examples :

"The curl of the wind currents around the mountain peak shows how quickly the air is rotating. "

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(proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.

Examples :

"The curl of the wind's force is a vector field. "

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Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.

Examples :

"The farmer worried that the curl affecting his potato plants would significantly reduce his harvest this year. "

disease plant agriculture biology

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The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.

Examples :

"The one-piece back is of a medium curl."

music material appearance

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A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.

Examples :

"The wide receiver ran a perfect curl, stopping suddenly at the ten-yard line and turning back to catch the pass. "

sport action plan

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To cause to move in a curve.

Examples :

"The child's hair curled around her face as she laughed. "

appearance action

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To make into a curl or spiral.

Examples :

"She used a curling iron to curl her hair before the party. "

appearance style body

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To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.

Examples :

"The vine tendrils curl around the fence, seeking support. "

appearance action

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To move in curves.

Examples :

"The river curled around the bend, disappearing from sight. "

action style body appearance

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To take part in the sport of curling.

Examples :

"I curl at my local club every weekend."

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To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.

Examples :

"To build stronger biceps, he would curl weights at the gym. "

body sport action physiology

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To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.

Examples :

"She uses a curling iron to curl her hair before going to the party. "

appearance style body

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To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.

Examples :

"The hairdresser curled her daughter's hair to make it look fancy for the school dance. "

appearance style

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To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.

Examples :

"The wind made the surface of the lake curl slightly. "

appearance style action

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(hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.

Examples :

"The hatmaker carefully curled the brim of the new fedora. "

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