outcurl

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verb

To curl outward.

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Meanings

verboutcurl (third-person singular simple present outcurls, present participle outcurling, simple past and past participle outcurled)

present singular third person outcurls · participle present outcurling · participle past outcurled · past outcurled

  1. intransitivepoeticTo curl outward.
  2. transitiveTo surpass in curling.

    As long as we're still shooting good numbers I am more than happy to accept a loss if they outcurl us.

    2009 April 8, Bill Graveland, “Canadian skip has killer instinct”, in Toronto Star

Origin

From out- + curl.

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APA

outcurl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcurl

MLA

“outcurl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcurl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outcurl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcurl.

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