Curl Definition & Meaning

curl
noun
  1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  2. American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
  3. a strand or cluster of hair
verb
  1. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
  2. shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
  3. wind around something in coils or loops
  4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
  5. play the Scottish game of curling

"Curl" in song lyrics

See how curl is used in real songs:

  • "Make her toes curl"
    Afroman — Mississippi
  • "So I bought me some khakis and a Gheri curl"
    Afroman — Palmdale
  • "I go out and buy some activator turn my fro into a jheri curl"
    Afroman — Sell Your Dope

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