Definitions for CURRY
ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr icur·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curryverb

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

2. curryverb

   season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

3. curryverb

   treat by incorporating fat

   "curry tanned leather"

4. dress, groom, curryverb

   give a neat appearance to

   "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

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1. Currynoun

   A family name of Irish origin, from Ó Comhraidhe

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CURRYverb

   Etymology: corium, leather, Latin.

   1. To dress leather, by beating and rubbing it.2. To beat; to drub; to thresh; to chastise.

   A deep design in’t to divide
   The well affected that confide;
   By setting brother against brother,
   To claw and curry one another. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 1.

   I may expect her to take care of her family, and curry her hide in case of refusal. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 211.

   3. To rub a horse with a scratching instrument, so as to smooth his coat, and promote his flesh.

   Frictions make the parts more fleshy and full; as we see both in men, and in the currying of horses: the cause is, for that they draw a greater quantity of spirits and blood to the parts. Francis Bacon.

   4. To scratch in kindness; to rub down with flattery; to tickle.

   If I had a suit to master Shallow, I would humour his men; if to his men, I would curry with master Shallow. Shakesp.

   5. To Curry Favour. To become a favourite by petty officiousness, slight kindnesses, or flattery.

   He judged them still over-abjectly to fawn upon the heathens, and to curry favour with infidels. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 7.

   This humour succeeded so with the puppy, that an ass would go the same way to work to curry favour for himself. Roger L'Estrange.

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1. curry

   Curry, in culinary terms, is a variety of dishes originating from the Indian subcontinent that use a complex combination of spices or herbs, including ground turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, and fresh or dried chilies. The use of the term is generally limited to dishes prepared in a sauce, and it is traditionally served with rice. In the context of computer programming, curry or currying is the process of transforming a function with multiple arguments into a sequence of functions, each with a single argument. The name "currying” is derived from the American mathematician, Haskell Curry.

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1. Curryverb

   to dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather

2. Curryverb

   to dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean

3. Curryverb

   to beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons

4. Currynoun

   a kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices

5. Currynoun

   a stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry

6. Curryverb

   to flavor or cook with curry

7. Etymology: [Tamil kari.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curry

   kur′i, n. a kind of sauce or seasoning much used in India, compounded of pepper, ginger, and other spices: a stew mixed with curry-powder.—n. Curr′y-pow′der. [Tamil kari, sauce.]

2. Curry

   kur′i, v.t. to dress leather: to rub down and dress a horse: to beat: to scratch:—pr.p. curr′ying; pa.p. curr′ied.—ns. Curr′ier, one who curries or dresses tanned leather; Curr′y-comb, an iron instrument or comb used for currying or cleaning horses; Curr′ying.—Curry favour (corruption of Curry favell, to curry the chestnut horse), to seek favour by flattery. [O. Fr. correier (mod. corroyer), conrei, outfit, from a supposed Low L. form conredāre, con-, with, rēdāre, seen in Array.]

3. Curry

   Currie, obsolete forms of Quarry.

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1. CURRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Curry is ranked #436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Curry surname appeared 74,919 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 25 would have the surname Curry.
   
   59.1% or 44,337 total occurrences were White.
   34.9% or 26,169 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 1,888 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 1,806 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 367 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 352 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Cooking
   • Embellish
   • Season
   • Treat

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How to pronounce CURRY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CURRY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CURRY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CURRY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of CURRY in a Sentence

1. Nikki Kimbleton:

   Mayor Curry is encouraging everyone to practice social distancing and was extremely disappointed to see pictures of people packed into our local beaches.

2. Kirk Hanson:

   Now that she is gearing up to run for president, the same potential exists for foreign governments to curry favor with her as a potential president of the United States, she can't recuse herself [if she becomes president].

3. Anthony Davis:

   I know that Stephen Curry's an offensive coach who likes fast-paced, get up and down scoring, we haven't had a chance to speak yet. Stephen Curry's coaching a team in the Finals so I'll let Stephen Curry focus on that.

4. Golden State Warriors:

   Well, (Curry) hit an incredibly tough baseline shot right in front of our bench that was, I don't know many people on the planet who could make that shot, so when he made that shot, that was a good indication he was feeling better about himself and about the way the game was going.

5. Katie Couric:

   No. 2 -- He loves to eat Curry, what? Indian food! What’s wrong with you people?

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CURRY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CURRY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CURRY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CURRY
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CURRY