vverb.changeform a curl, curve, or kinkSynset:curl curve kink
Examples:- the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Derivationally Related Form:curlkinkcurve
Hypernyms:change surface
Inherited Hypernyms:curlchange surfacechange
Entailment:bend deform flex turn twist
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motionshape one's body into a curlSynset:curl curl up draw in
Examples:- She curled farther down under the covers
- She fell and drew in
Derivationally Related Form:curl
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:curl upbendchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactwind around something in coils or loopsSynset:coil curl loop
Antonyms:uncoil
Derivationally Related Form:coilcurlloop
Hypernyms:roll twine wind wrap
Inherited Hypernyms:coilwindmove
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s something PP | The wires --- around the stick (apply to: coil, loop, curl) | They --- the wire around the stick (apply to: coil, loop, curl)
vverb.contacttwist or roll into coils or ringletsSynset:curl wave
Derivationally Related Form:curlcurlerwave
Hypernyms:twist
Inherited Hypernyms:curltwistturnmove
Direct Hyponyms:crapecrimpfrizzfrizzlekinkkink up
Full Troponyms:crimp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: curl, wave)
vverb.competitionplay the Scottish game of curlingTopic:athleticssport
Derivationally Related Form:curling
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:curlplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adj satadj.all(of hair) making curls or having been made to curlSynset:curling
Antonyms:straight
Inherited Hypernyms:curled
Similar to:curly