Tra từ Curl - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

curl [curl curls curled curling] verb, noun BrE [kɜːl] NAmE [kɜːrl]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to form or make sth form into a curl or curls
• His hair curls naturally.
2. intransitive, transitive to form or make sth form into a curved shape
•(+ adv./prep.) The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) She curled her legs up under her.
3. intransitive, transitive to move while forming into a twisted or curved shape; to make sth do this
•(+ adv./prep.) The smoke curled steadily upwards.
•The honeysuckle curled around the trunk of the apple tree.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He turned and curled the ball around the goalkeeper.
4. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) if you curl your lip or your lip curls, you move your lip upwards and sideways to show that you think sb/sth is stupid or that you are better than they are
see make your toes curl at ↑toe _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete crulle ‘curly’, from Middle Dutch krul.

Thesaurus:
curl verb I, T
•The paper started to curl up in the heat.
roll • • coil • • wind • • twist •
curl/roll sth/wind sth into a ball
curl/roll/coil up
curl/coil/wind sth/twist sth around/round sb/sth

Example Bank:
•His fingers curled tightly around the steering wheel.
•She was lying curled up on her bed.
•Smoke was curling up from the chimney.
•The photograph was brown and curling at the edges.
Derived: ↑curl somebody up ▪ ↑curl something up ▪ ↑curl up ▪ ↑curled up

noun

1. countable a small bunch of hair that forms a curved or round shape
• Her hair was a mass of curls.
• The baby had dark eyes and dark curls.
2. countable, uncountable the tendency of hair to form curls
•His hair had a natural curl.
3. countable a thing that forms a curved or round shape
•a curl of smoke
•Decorate the cake with curls of chocolate.
•a contemptuous curl of the lip (= an expression showing disapproval)

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete crulle ‘curly’, from Middle Dutch krul.

Example Bank:
•He carefully teased his curls into place.
•Her auburn curls tumbled about her face.
•Her face was framed by a mop of black curls.
•Her hair lost its curl as she got older.
•Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.
•His hair had a slight curl to it.
•His hair spilled in curls over his forehead.
•She has beautiful blonde curls.
•She pushed a stray curl away from her eyes.
•She raked a comb through her curls.
•She shook her dark curls sadly.
•She smoothed down her tangled curls.