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curl

/kəːl/
noun
  1. A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.

  2. A curved stroke or shape.

  3. A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.

Synonymscurlicue, curve, flourish, loop, spiral, ringlet
Antonymsextension
verb
  1. To cause to move in a curve.

  2. To make into a curl or spiral.

  3. To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.

Synonymscoil, roll up, arch, coil, roll up, curve
Antonymsstraighten, uncoil, unroll, straighten, uncoil, unroll

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