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Definition curl in American English

curl noun

noun
/kɜrl/
1

a section of hair that grows or is shaped in a curve

Example

blond/dark curls

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1.1

the way that someone's hair grows in curls

Example

The heat takes all the curl out of your hair.

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2

something long and thin that has a curved or circular shape

Example

a curl of smoke/ribbon

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3

an exercise in which you lift a weight by bending your lower arms or legs upward

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Definition curl in American English