n : a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
pulled tight [syn: twist, twirl]
v 1: curl tightly, of hair [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up]
2: put a kink in
3: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at
the ceiling"; "The road curved" [syn: curl, curve]