curl
noun
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a strand or cluster of hairlock
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a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)whorl
verb
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to form a curl, curve, or kink“The cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling.”curve
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to play the Scottish game of curling“In preparation for the Winter Olympics, the team curled non-stop.”
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to twist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please”wave
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to wind around something in coils or loopsloop
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to shape one's body into a curl“They curled farther down under the covers.”draw incurl up