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CURRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: curried   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("curry" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Domain region:

East India; East Indies; Malay Archipelago (a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curry"):

lamb curry (curry made with lamb)

Derivation:

curry (season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a neat appearance to

Example:

dress the horses

Synonyms:

curry; dress; groom

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "curry" is one way to...):

beautify; embellish; fancify; prettify (make more beautiful)

Verb group:

arrange; coif; coiffe; coiffure; do; dress; set (arrange attractively)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They curry the animals

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat by incorporating fat

Example:

curry tanned leather

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "curry" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

currier (a craftsman who curries leather for use)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "curry" is one way to...):

flavor; flavour; season (lend flavor to)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

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