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 

• UNCURL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they uncurl    ... he / she / it uncurls   
Past simple: uncurled   
Past participle: uncurled   
-ing form: uncurling   

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