a game played on ice, especially in Scotland and Canada, in which large round flat stones are slid across the surface towards a mark. Members of a team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction

form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape

her fingers curled round the microphone

a slice of ham had begun to curl up at the edges

she used to curl her hair with rags

(in weight training) lift (a weight) using only the hands, wrists, and forearms

slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height

play at the game of curling

during the severe spell in 1740, men curled on the pond