uncurl un·curl vt

uncurl un·curl vt
[ʌn'kɜːl]
(gen) srotolare, (one's fingers) distendere

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  • curl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. roll, wave, ripple, spiral, twist, coil. See convolution, curvature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ringlet, coil, spiral, wave, kink, curlicue, lock, tress, lovelock; see also coil , hair 1 , lock 2 . v. 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • 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 — un·curl …   English syllables

  • uncurl — un•curl [[t]ʌnˈkɜrl[/t]] v. t. v. i. to straighten out from a curled position • Etymology: 1580–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • uncurl — /ʌnˈkɜl/ (say un kerl) verb (t) 1. to straighten (something curled) out. –verb (i) 2. (of something curled) to straighten out. {un 2 + curl} …  

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