[
  {
    "word": "curl",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0259\u02d0l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0259\u02d0l/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/k\u025dl/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/curl-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11693760",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A curved stroke or shape.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The curl of the vector field \\vec{F}(x,y,z) is the vector field \\operatorname{curl}\\,\\vec{F} \\equiv \\vec{\\nabla}\\times\\vec{F}=\\left( \\frac{\\partial F_z}{\\partial y} - \\frac{\\partial F_y}{\\partial z}, \\frac{\\partial F_x}{\\partial z} - \\frac{\\partial F_z}{\\partial x}, \\frac{\\partial F_y}{\\partial x} - \\frac{\\partial F_x}{\\partial y} \\right)."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \\rm{curl}\\; or \\vec{\\nabla}\\times\\vec{\\left(\\cdot\\right)}, that generates this field.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The one-piece back is of a medium curl."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "curlicue",
          "curve",
          "flourish",
          "loop",
          "spiral",
          "ringlet"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To cause to move in a curve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make into a curl or spiral.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move in curves.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take part in the sport of curling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I curl at my local club every weekend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "coil",
          "roll up",
          "arch",
          "coil",
          "roll up",
          "curve",
          "spiral"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "straighten",
          "uncoil",
          "unroll",
          "straighten",
          "uncoil",
          "unroll"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curl"
    ]
  }
]