curl (
http://definr.com/curl)
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
coil,
whorl,
roll,
curlicue,
ringlet,
gyre,
scroll]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn:
lock,
ringlet,
whorl]
v 1: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at
the ceiling"; "The road curved" [syn:
curve,
kink]
2: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under
the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn:
curl up, {draw
in}]
3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn:
coil,
loop]
[ant:
uncoil]
4: twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
[syn:
wave]
5: play the Scottish game of curling