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/un kerrl"/, v.t., v.i.to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.[1580-90; UN-2 + CURL]
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Uncurl — Un*curl , v. t. [1st pref. un + curl.] To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly. [1913 Webster] He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Uncurl — Un*curl , v. i. To become uncurled, or straight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncurl — [un kʉrl′] vt. to straighten (something curled) … English World dictionary
uncurl — UK [ʌnˈkɜː(r)l] / US [ʌnˈkɜrl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms uncurl : present tense I/you/we/they uncurl he/she/it uncurls present participle uncurling past tense uncurled past participle uncurled if something uncurls, or if you… … English dictionary
uncurl — verb Uncurl is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fist … Collocations dictionary
uncurl — un|curl [ ʌn kɜrl ] verb intransitive or transitive if something uncurls, or if you uncurl it, it becomes straight after it has been curled or bent: Uncurling himself (=making his body straight), Ken stood up … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uncurl — Date: 1588 intransitive verb to become straightened out from a curled or coiled position transitive verb to straighten the curls of ; unroll … New Collegiate Dictionary
uncurl — verb To straighten out from being curled up … Wiktionary
uncurl — un|curl [ʌnˈkə:l US ˈkə:rl] v [I and T] to stretch out straight from a curled position, or to make something do this … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncurl — v. straighten out (especially something that was curled), unroll … English contemporary dictionary
