"upcurl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upcurls [plural]
Etymology: From up- + curl. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|curl}} up- + curl Head templates: {{en-noun}} upcurl (plural upcurls)
  1. An upward curl.
    Sense id: en-upcurl-en-noun-OU64rEgt

Verb

Forms: upcurls [present, singular, third-person], upcurling [participle, present], upcurled [participle, past], upcurled [past]
Etymology: From up- + curl. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|curl}} up- + curl Head templates: {{en-verb}} upcurl (third-person singular simple present upcurls, present participle upcurling, simple past and past participle upcurled)
  1. (transitive, rare) To curl up. Tags: rare, transitive Translations (curl up): krullen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-upcurl-en-verb-4IBUrb6d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 20 80

Inflected forms

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