FRIZZLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frizzle mean? 

• FRIZZLE (verb)
  The verb FRIZZLE has 2 senses:

1. fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

2. curl tightly

  Familiarity information: FRIZZLE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRIZZLE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they frizzle    ... he / she / it frizzles   
Past simple: frizzled   
Past participle: frizzled   
-ing form: frizzling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "frizzle" is one way to...):

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs frizzle the vegetables

Sense 2

Meaning:

Curl tightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

crape; crimp; frizz; frizzle; kink; kink up

Context example:

crimp hair

Hypernyms (to "frizzle" is one way to...):

curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They frizzle their hair

 Context examples 

Frizzled-8 (694 aa, ~73 kDa) is encoded by the human FZD8 gene.

(Frizzled-8, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-1 protein, plays a role in the mediation of both ligand binding and signal transduction.

(FZD1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled-1 (647 aa, ~71 kDa) is encoded by the human FZD1 gene.

(Frizzled-1, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled 9 may function in tissue polarity, development and carcinogenesis.

(Frizzled 9, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-2 protein, is involved in signal transduction involving Wnt target genes.

(FZD2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-6 protein, plays a role in signal transduction and may play a role in tissue polarity and development.

(FZD6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-9 protein, plays a role in Wnt signal transduction and may be involved in tissue polarity and development.

(FZD9 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Presenilin is also involved in the Wnt/frizzled signaling pathway through beta-catenin.

(Notch and Wnt Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-8 protein, is involved in beta-catenin signaling.

(FZD8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary fusion protein comprised of the cysteine-rich domain of frizzled family receptor 8 (Fzd8) fused to the human immunoglobulin Fc domain with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Fzd8 Fusion Protein OMP-54F28, NCI Thesaurus)