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un⋅curl

[uhn-kurl]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.

Origin:
1580–90; un- 2 + curl
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un·curl   (ŭn-kûrl')   
v.   un·curled, un·curl·ing, un·curls

v.   tr.
To unwind from or as if from a curl, coil, spiral, or curled position: uncurled my fists.
v.   intr.
To become unwound from a curl: fern fronds uncurling in the spring air.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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