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curry

/ˈkʌ.ɹi/noun, verb2 syllables

Curry means: give a neat appearance to.

Synonyms for curry8

verb, as in give a neat appearance to

dress, groom, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

What does curry mean?4

verb

1

give a neat appearance to“groom the dogs”

2

season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

3

treat by incorporating fat“curry tanned leather”

noun

1

(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Curry in a sentence

  • I’ll never quit, never curry favor, and never look back!tripbeetle
  • After making red curry, the kitchen looked like there had been a ritual slaughter.acell
  • If you add sauce to curry rice, the taste will be more intense.Christophe
  • Which is hotter, red curry or green curry?CK
  • It'd be nice if we had curry for dinner tonight.xorgy
  • How much curry powder do you use a year?CK
  • I'll have the red curry with brown rice.Eccles17
  • I hope this curry isn't too hot for you.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of curry

as a noun

plural
curries

as a verb

past tense
curried
present participle
currying
third-person singular
curries
past participle
curried