"outcurl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outcurls [present, singular, third-person], outcurling [participle, present], outcurled [participle, past], outcurled [past]
Etymology: out- + curl Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|curl}} out- + curl Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcurl (third-person singular simple present outcurls, present participle outcurling, simple past and past participle outcurled)
  1. (intransitive, poetic) To curl outward. Tags: intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-outcurl-en-verb-OOXBPX4l Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 46 54
  2. (transitive) To surpass in curling. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcurl-en-verb-NyZuwX7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 46 54

Inflected forms

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