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UNCURL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uncurl mean?
• UNCURL (verb)
The verb UNCURL has 1 sense:
1. move out of a curled position
Familiarity information: UNCURL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they uncurl
... he / she / it uncurls
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Past simple: uncurled
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Past participle: uncurled
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-ing form: uncurling
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Past simple: uncurled
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Past participle: uncurled
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-ing form: uncurling
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Sense 1
Meaning:
Move out of a curled position
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
He uncurled himself
Hypernyms (to "uncurl" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
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