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FRIZZLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

Domain category:

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs frizzle the vegetables

Sense 2

Meaning:

Curl tightly

Example:

crimp hair

Synonyms:

crape; crimp; frizz; frizzle; kink; kink up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They frizzle their hair

Credits

 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes frizzled-7 protein, is involved in the regulation of APC gene function and beta-catenin-mediated signal transduction.

(FZD7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

"Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I'm spoiled! I can't go! My hair, oh, my hair!" wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Frizzled 7, encoded by the human FZD7 gene, is a G protein-coupled receptor for Wnt signaling proteins.

(Frizzled 7, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled 6 may function in tissue polarity, development and carcinogenesis.

(Frizzled 6, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled 2, encoded by the human FZD2 gene, is a 7-transmembrane domain protein that is a receptor with a role in transmembrane signal transmission for Wnt signaling proteins.

(Frizzled 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled 3 protein (666 aa, 76 kD) is a cell division process protein that is encoded by the human FZD3 gene and has roles in cell proliferation and signal transduction.

(Frizzled 3, NCI Thesaurus)

Frizzled 4, encoded by the human FZD4 gene, is a G protein-coupled receptor that has seven transmembrane domains.

(Frizzled 4, NCI Thesaurus)

I should not have been surprised if the wet black beard had frizzled and curled and flared up in smoke and flame.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-3 protein, plays a role in signal transduction processes in the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway.

(FZD3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes frizzled-4 protein, is involved in G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction and the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway.

(FZD4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)