curl
Pronunciation: [kɜrl]
Word
Context: “movement”
(verb) to shape something into a spiral or round form. When you curl something, you bend it into a curly shape, like a ribbon or your hair.
Example
She likes to curl her hair before going to a party.
Example
He didn't curl the paper, so it stayed flat.
Example
Can you curl your tongue like this?
Context: “shape”
(noun) a curved or spiral shape. A curl is when something is twisted around itself, like a piece of hair or a wave in the ocean.
Example
The artist painted beautiful curls in the wind.
Example
That tree branch has no curls; it's straight all the way.
Example
Do you see the curls in the smoke rising up?
Context: “exercise”
(noun) a specific type of exercise for your arms. In this exercise, you lift a weight while bending your arms at the elbow.
Example
He does bicep curls every day to get stronger.
Example
She stopped doing curls because she preferred running.
Example
How many curls can you do in one set?
Context: “weather”
(noun) a small, tight wave in the water. In surfing, a curl is the part of the wave that breaks over.
Example
He rode the curl of the wave all the way to the beach.
Example
The ocean was flat today, with no curls to surf.
Example
Did you see the curl forming on that wave?
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