n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə r(- ə )l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets
2 : to form into a curved shape : TWIST < curl ed his lip in a sneer>
3 : to furnish with curls
intransitive verb
1 a : to grow in coils or spirals b : to form ripples or crinkles <bacon curl ing in a pan>
2 : to move or progress in curves or spirals : WIND <the path curl ed along the mountainside>
3 : TWIST , CONTORT
4 : to play the game of curling