furlverb [ T ]
uk/fɜːl/us/fɝːl/to fold and roll something such as a flag, sail, or umbrella into a tight tube shape
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- round sth off
- sand
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten
- straighten up
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Examples from literature
- And besides, if you let the umbrella down you can furl it and use it for a walking-stick, and instead of being a hindrance it will be a help to you.
- As soon as the sails were furled, the yards were sent down.
- He saw her pause before the door of the opposite house, open it with a latchkey, and caught a full view of her profile in the single moment that she turned to furl her umbrella and enter.
- So we went up and furled all sail, a tedious business when the sails are wet and heavy.
- Were I on my schooner and had the same storm blown up so suddenly, we should not have had time to furl a sail.