to curl

Examples

• All

• We're going to just curl the lashes like this.

• I am going to curl my lashes.

• So I like to just kind of curl them under just a bit.

  Carli Bybel

• But yeah, curl towards, then curl away and that is all I do.

• And sometimes you see them curl a little bit towards the end.

• Hold the item in your hands and curl your fingers round it.

  Grave Intentions (2021)

• OK, going to quickly just curl my eyelashes.

• But what can happen is the leaves, they'll actually curl downward or curl up.

• When people are near death from heat prostration, they usually curl up in whatever shade they can find.

  Academic text (2011)

• To create beautiful waves, you should curl your hair using a curling iron.

Synonyms

R

to roll

vsto curl

387 1.3

To shape something into a long round form by turning it

focuses on forming curves or spirals rather than making cylinders

T

to twist

vsto curl

231 1.7

To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape

creates curves or spirals with no emphasis on turning action

W

to wind

vsto curl

225 3.2

To wrap something around another thing in a coil

forms a curved or spiral shape without necessarily wrapping around objects

W

to wave

vsto curl

40 5.1

To make hair form smooth curved ridges

covers general curved or spiral formation, not hair styling specifically

L

to loop

vsto curl

28 2.5

To wind something around to make a ring

means forming curves or spirals without requiring closed circular turns

C

to curve

vsto curl

22 2.8

To bend into a smooth, rounded shape

adds the idea of spiraling rather than referring to any simple bend

C

to coil

vsto curl

7 3.8

To wind something into loops or move in a spiral

forms a curved or spiral shape without stressing tight loops

C

to convolve

vsto curl

• Archaic

9.3

To twist or coil together into a spiral shape

creates a single curved or spiral shape, not multiple interlaced parts

C

to circumvolute

vsto curl

• Specialized

9.9

To wind or twist inward in a spiral like a snail's shell

means forming a curved or spiral shape generally, not specifically inward

W

to windle

vsto curl

• UK

9.9

To twist something into a tight coil

expresses forming curves or spirals without implying special twisting method

Antonyms

S

to straighten

114 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

U

to uncoil

3 3.7

To make something that is rolled or curled become straight

Phrasal Verbs

C

to curl up

• Informal

57 2.8

To move your body so your arms and legs are close together to feel warm and safe

C

to curl hair

2 2.8

Make someone's hair form small round loops with hot tools or rollers

C

to curl up in someone's lap

• Informal

1 3.2

To sit or lie with your body curved on someone's lap for warmth and comfort

Compounds

L

leg curl

• Specialized

1 3.5

An exercise that bends the knee to lift the lower leg toward the buttocks and work the hamstrings

K

kiss curl

1 8.5

A small lock of hair shaped to lie flat on the forehead or cheek as decoration

P

pin curl

1 5.8

A small curl made by twisting damp hair and holding it with a pin

S

spit curl

• Archaic

1 8.4

A small lock of hair styled flat on the forehead or cheek

C

curl paper

8.1

A thin soft paper used to wrap a lock of hair to make curls

S

sausage curl

6.0

A thick round lock of hair that looks like a small sausage

How Curled

to coil

7 3.8

to curl

173 1.1

to curve

22 2.8

to bend

268 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology