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overcurl

overcurl verb: to curl excessively.

Verb

overcurl (third-person singular simple present overcurls, present participle overcurling, simple past and past participle overcurled)

  1. (transitive) To curl excessively.
    • I asked the hairdresser not to overcurl my hair like last time.

Forms of overcurl

third-person singular presentovercurls
present participleovercurling
past participleovercurled
pastovercurled

Origin of overcurl

From over- + curl.

Questions about overcurl

What does overcurl mean?
Overcurl means to curl excessively.
What part of speech is overcurl?
Overcurl is a verb.
What is the past tense of overcurl?
The past tense of overcurl is overcurled.

Words near overcurl in the dictionary

  1. overcuring
  2. overcuriosity
  3. overcurious
  4. overcuriously
  5. overcuriousness
  6. overcurl
  7. overcurled
  8. overcurling
  9. overcurls
  10. overcurrent
  11. overcurrent protective device

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