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curling definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curl 1 of 5 senses of curl Sense 4 curl, wave => crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up kink Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curl 1 of 5 senses of curl Sense 4 curl, wave => crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up kink Entailment of verb curl 1 of 5 senses of curl Sense 1 curl, curve, kink => bend, deform, twist, turn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb curl 5 senses of curl Sense 1 curl, curve, kink => change surface Sense 2 curl up curl, draw in => bend, flex Sense 3 coil, loop, curl => wind, wrap, roll, twine Sense 4 curl, wave => twist Sense 5 curl => play Familiarity of verb curl curl used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curl Sense 1 curl, curve, kink => change surface -------------- Sense 2 curl up curl, draw in => bend, flex -------------- Sense 3 coil, loop, curl => wind, wrap, roll, twine -------------- Sense 4 curl, wave => twist -------------- Sense 5 curl => play -------------- Grep of noun curling curling curling iron leg curling Overview of noun curling The noun curling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. curling -- ((Scotland) a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target) Overview of verb curl The verb curl has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved") 2. (2) curl up curl, draw in -- (shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in") 3. (2) coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops) 4. (1) curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please") 5. curl -- (play the Scottish game of curling) Overview of adj curling The adj curling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) curling -- (moving in curves or spirals; "the crisp white edge of a curling wave"; "curling smoke from the chimney") 2. curled, curling -- (having curls) Antonyms of adj curling 2 senses of curling Sense 1 curling INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Sense 2 curled, curling INDIRECT (VIA curly) -> straight Similarity of adj curling 2 senses of curling Sense 1 curling => moving (vs. nonmoving) Sense 2 curled, curling => curly (vs. straight) Attributes of adj curling Familiarity of adj curling curling used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj curling curling Overview of noun curling The noun curling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. curling -- ((Scotland) a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target) Overview of verb curl The verb curl has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved") 2. (2) curl up curl, draw in -- (shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in") 3. (2) coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops) 4. (1) curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please") 5. curl -- (play the Scottish game of curling) Overview of adj curling The adj curling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) curling -- (moving in curves or spirals; "the crisp white edge of a curling wave"; "curling smoke from the chimney") 2. curled, curling -- (having curls)
curling definition
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