curled

Verb

curl (third-person singular simple present curls, present participle curling, simple past and past participle curled)

1. (transitive) To cause to move in a curve.
   • He picked the ball up about forty yards out on the left wing, left a trail of Arsenal defenders in his wake, and curled the ball round Geoff Barnett as he came right out into the far corner.1998, Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch, page 70
2. (transitive) To make into a curl or spiral.
   • She curls her spine; she wedges a pillow between her knees.2004, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Twelve Times Blessed, page 249

   Synonyms:

   arch, coil, roll up

3. (intransitive) To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
   • It seemed to me that Mr. St. John's under lip protruded, and his upper lip curled a moment.1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter XXXI, in Jane Eyre

   Synonyms:

   coil, roll up, billow

4. (intransitive) To move in curves.
   • Clouds curled down from the mountains.1977, Scott O'Dell, Carlota, page 1

   Synonyms:

   curve, spiral

5. (intransitive) To take part in the sport of curling.
   • I curl at my local club every weekend.
6. (transitive) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
   • When curling the weight, bring the barbell up toward the chin, then return it to its starting position. Keep your elbows and upper arms as immobile as possible to isolate the biceps.2008, Joseph Lee Klapper, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boosting Your Metabolism, page 119

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