"perm" meaning in English

See perm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɝm/ [General-American], /pɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perm.wav Forms: perms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Short for permanent. Head templates: {{en-noun}} perm (plural perms)
  1. Short for permanent wave (“hairstyle”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: permanent wave (extra: hairstyle) Categories (topical): Hair Derived forms: bubble perm, disco perm, zoomer perm
    Sense id: en-perm-en-noun-13JF9lMo Disambiguation of Hair: 70 2 14 9 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 3 28 25 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 2 16 1 11 8 2 5 13 1 2 15 5 13 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 0 13 6 1 5 14 1 1 17 5 14 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɝm/ [General-American], /pɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perm.wav Forms: perms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Short for permutation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} perm (plural perms)
  1. (informal) A permutation. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-perm-en-noun-7TlmNJiL
  2. A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.
    Sense id: en-perm-en-noun-br7DLD-o Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 2 16 1 11 8 2 5 13 1 2 15 5 13 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 0 13 6 1 5 14 1 1 17 5 14 1 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: T perm
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɝm/ [General-American], /pɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perm.wav Forms: perms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Short for permission. Head templates: {{en-noun}} perm (plural perms)
  1. (computing) Permission Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-perm-en-noun-Ip78j1Jj Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /pɝm/ [General-American], /pɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perm.wav Forms: perms [present, singular, third-person], perming [participle, present], permed [participle, past], permed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Short for permanent. Head templates: {{en-verb}} perm (third-person singular simple present perms, present participle perming, simple past and past participle permed)
  1. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc. Translations (To treat hair, to give waves, by using heat and chemicals): permanenten (Dutch), whakakōrino (Maori)
    Sense id: en-perm-en-verb-r50SLHrp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Permission"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Permission",
          "permission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) Permission"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɝm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɜːm/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perm.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-perm.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-perm.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-perm.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-perm.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)m"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perm"
}

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