1. (

• curl ,
• curve ,
• kink

) form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" ;

2. (

• curl_up ,
• curl ,
• draw_in ,

) shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" ;

3. (

• coil ,
• loop ,
• curl ,

) wind around something in coils or loops ;

4. (

• curl ,
• wave ,

) twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" ;

5. (

• curl

) play the Scottish game of curling ;

1. (

• curled ,
• curling

) (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl ;