curl
part of speech
noun (curl, curls); verb (curl, curls, curled, curling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A curl is a piece of hair that grows or is shaped in a round twist. tree →
2) To curl is to bend into a round or spiral shape. tree →
3) To curl up is to lie with your arms and legs pulled close to your body. tree →
4) A curl is any spiral shape, like a curl of smoke. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Curled hair appears in the Song of Songs as part of the beloved's handsome look. In Isaiah it is one of the things the proud women of Jerusalem will lose. Interpretation: Commentators read the Song of Songs as a love story between God and Israel. Isaiah's warning is read as a lesson that pride in outward show leads to downfall. In the primary lessons: In everyday life people have curly hair or use curlers. In science lessons hedgehogs and woodlice curl into a ball to protect themselves; leaves curl when dry. In stories a cat curls up by the fire and smoke curls from a chimney. Phrases: curl up, curly hair, curl into a ball, bicep curl, curling (a sport on ice).
examples
- His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven. (Writings SNG.5.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle rags; and instead of curled hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. (Prophets ISA.3.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- She has long brown curls. tree →
- The cat curled up on the cushion. tree →
- A hedgehog curls into a ball when it is scared. tree →
- Smoke curled from the chimney. tree →
- The dry leaves curled at the edges. tree →
- He curled his fingers around the cup. tree →
- Curling is a sport played on ice with heavy stones. tree →
- Then he curled himself up and went to sleep. tree →
note
Regular verb (curled). Adjective: curly. Curling is a winter sport popular in Canada and Scotland. «Curl up» can also mean to feel very embarrassed: «I wanted to curl up and die».
In the corpora
- His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven.
- Many share a sofa, and some curl up asleep on the same rug, especially if they met when young.
- The Jaragua dwarf gecko of the Caribbean is one of the smallest reptiles, small enough to curl up on a coin.
- Today they curl up on our sofas and purr.
- Hedgehog curls into a ball and Tortoise pulls in his head and feet, so Jaguar cannot tell which is which.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «curl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.