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curry

/ˈkʌ.ɹi/ /ˈkɜ.ɹi/

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noun

One of a family of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.

Examples :

"My mom made a delicious chicken curry for dinner. "

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A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder.

Examples :

"My mom made a delicious chicken curry for dinner last night. "

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Curry powder.

Examples :

"I added some curry powder to the chicken before cooking it. "

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verb

To cook or season with curry powder.

Examples :

"My mom likes to curry the chicken with lots of turmeric and cumin. "

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To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.

Examples :

"Before the horse race, the stable hand carefully curried the horse to remove the dirt and prepare it for the event. "

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To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.

Examples :

"The leatherworker carefully curried the new saddle leather to prepare it for the stitching. "

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To beat, thrash; to drub.

Examples :

"The angry coach curried the team relentlessly after their poor performance in the game. "

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To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.

Examples :

""He tried to curry favor with his boss by always agreeing with him and bringing him coffee." "

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To perform currying upon.

Examples :

"The programmer needed to curry the function to make it accept arguments one at a time. "

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To scurry; to ride or run hastily

Examples :

"Seeing the bus pull away, the student had to curry down the street to try and catch it. "

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To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).

Examples :

"The runner quickly curried the track in under ten minutes. "

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Examples :

"I need to curry quickly to catch the bus. "

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A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.

Examples :

"Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara."

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A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.

Examples :

"After the fox hunt, the huntsman tossed the hounds the curry as their well-deserved prize. "

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An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

Examples :

"The fox is a common quarry for hunters in the countryside. "

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An object of search or pursuit.

Examples :

"Winning the lottery is the ultimate curry for many people. "

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A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.

Examples :

"The mosaic was made of colorful glass curries. "

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