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C0816200 (kûr′ē, kŭr′ē)tr.v. cur·ried, cur·ry·ing, cur·ries 1. To groom (a horse) with a currycomb.2. To prepare (tanned hides) for use, as by soaking or coloring.Idiom: curry favor To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery.

[Middle English curreien, from Anglo-Norman curreier, to arrange, curry, from Vulgar Latin *conrēdāre : Latin com-, com- + Vulgar Latin *-rēdāre, to make ready (of Germanic origin; see reidh- in Indo-European roots). Curry favor, by folk etymology from Middle English currayen favel, from Old French correier fauvel, to curry a fallow-colored horse, be hypocritical (from the fallow horse as a medieval symbol of deceit).]

cur·ry²

also cur·rie C0816200 (kûr′ē, kŭr′ē)n. pl. cur·ries 1. A sauce or relish typically made with cumin, coriander, turmeric, and other spices.2. A dish seasoned with curry.3. Curry powder.tr.v. cur·ried, cur·ry·ing, cur·ries To season (food) with curry.

[Tamil kaṟi.]

curry

(ˈkʌrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Cookery) a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce2. (Cookery) curry seasoning or sauce3. give someone curry slang Austral to assault (a person) verbally or physicallyvb, -ries, -rying or -ried (Cookery) (tr) to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce[C16: from Tamil kari sauce, relish]

curry

(ˈkʌrɪ) vb (tr) , -ries, -rying or -ried1. to beat vigorously, as in order to clean2. (Tanning) to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to groom (a horse)4. curry favour to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors[C13: from Old French correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unattested), from rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin]

Curry

(ˈkʌrɪ) n (Biography) John (Anthony). 1949–94, British ice skater: won the figure-skating gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games

cur•ry¹

(ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i)

n., pl. -ries, n. 1. a pungent dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a sauce with curry powder. 2. curry powder. 3. a sauce containing curry powder. v.t. 4. to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder. [1590–1600; < Tamil kaṟi sauce]

cur•ry²

(ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i)

v.t. -ried, -ry•ing. 1. to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb. 2. to dress (tanned hides) by soaking, beating, coloring, etc. 3. to beat; thrash. Idioms: curry favor, to seek to advance oneself through flattery or fawning. [1250–1300; Middle English cor(r)ayen, cor(r)eyen < Anglo-French curreier]

Cur•ry

(ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i)

n. John Steuart, 1897–1946, U.S. painter.

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Past participle: curried
Gerund: currying

Imperative
curry
curry

Present
I curry
you curry
he/she/it curries
we curry
you curry
they curry

Preterite
I curried
you curried
he/she/it curried
we curried
you curried
they curried

Present Continuous
I am currying
you are currying
he/she/it is currying
we are currying
you are currying
they are currying

Present Perfect
I have curried
you have curried
he/she/it has curried
we have curried
you have curried
they have curried

Past Continuous
I was currying
you were currying
he/she/it was currying
we were currying
you were currying
they were currying

Past Perfect
I had curried
you had curried
he/she/it had curried
we had curried
you had curried
they had curried

Future
I will curry
you will curry
he/she/it will curry
we will curry
you will curry
they will curry

Future Perfect
I will have curried
you will have curried
he/she/it will have curried
we will have curried
you will have curried
they will have curried

Future Continuous
I will be currying
you will be currying
he/she/it will be currying
we will be currying
you will be currying
they will be currying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been currying
you have been currying
he/she/it has been currying
we have been currying
you have been currying
they have been currying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been currying
you will have been currying
he/she/it will have been currying
we will have been currying
you will have been currying
they will have been currying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been currying
you had been currying
he/she/it had been currying
we had been currying
you had been currying
they had been currying

Conditional
I would curry
you would curry
he/she/it would curry
we would curry
you would curry
they would curry

Past Conditional
I would have curried
you would have curried
he/she/it would have curried
we would have curried
you would have curried
they would have curried

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with ricecookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"lamb curry - curry made with lambEast India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
Verb	1.	curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cookingcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
	2.	curry - treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	3.	curry - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"groom, dresscoiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

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Types of curry

achari, balti, biryani, bhoona or bhuna, chasni, dhal, dhansak, dopiaza, green thai, jalfrezi, jaipuri, karahi, kofta, korma, madras, masala, mussalman, nentara, pasanda, pathia, phal, red thai, rogan josh, tandoori, tikka, vindaloo

Translations

咖喱梳刷加咖哩调味咖哩食品

curry¹

(ˈkari) , ((American) ˈkə:ri) – plural ˈcurries – noun (an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices. chicken curry.咖哩食品 verb to cook in this way. Are you going to curry this meat?加咖哩调味ˈcurried adjectivecurried chicken.用咖哩烧的curry powder a selection of spices ground together and used in making a curry. 咖哩粉

curry²

(ˈkari) , ((American) ˈkə:ri) verb to rub down or comb and clean (a horse). 梳刷（马匹等） curry favour (with with) to seek (a) favour by flattery. She's currying favour with the boss. 拍（某人）马屁

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give (someone) (a bit of) curry

To berate, rebuke, or criticize (someone); to verbally or physically harass or assault (someone). A reference to the spiciness of curry, that is, making it "hot" for someone. Primarily heard in Australia. Protesters gave the defendant a bit of curry as he left the courtroom in the evening. Don't be afraid to give curry back when you are being pushed around. The wife gave me curry when I showed up late.See also: bit, curry, give

curry favor

To ingratiate oneself to someone Flattery won't work; the only way of currying favor with him is through hard work.See also: curry, favor

curry favor with (one)

To ingratiate oneself to someone Flattery won't work; the only way of currying favor with him is through hard work.See also: curry, favor

curry favor with someone

to try to win favor from someone. The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge. It's silly to curry favor with the boss. Just act yourself.See also: curry, favor

curry favor

Seek gain or advancement by fawning or flattery, as in Edith was famous for currying favor with her teachers. This expression originally came from the Old French estriller fauvel, "curry the fallow horse," a beast that in a 14th-century allegory stood for duplicity and cunning. It came into English about 1400 as curry favel-that is, curry (groom with a currycomb) the animal-and in the 1500s became the present term. See also: curry, favor

curry favour

ingratiate yourself with someone through obsequious behaviour. Curry here means ‘groom a horse or other animal’ with a coarse brush or comb. The phrase is an early 16th-century alteration of the Middle English curry favel , Favel (or Fauvel ) being the name of a chestnut horse in an early 14th-century French romance who epitomized cunning and duplicity. From this ‘to groom Favel’ came to mean to use on him the cunning which he personified. It is unclear whether the bad reputation of chestnut horses existed before the French romance, but the idea is also found in 15th-century German in the phrase den fahlen hengst reiten (ride the chestnut horse) meaning ‘behave deceitfully’.See also: curry, favour

curry ˈfavour (with somebody)

(British English) (American English curry ˈfavor (with somebody)) (disapproving) try to get somebody to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot: They have lowered taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters. Curry in this phrase means to groom (= clean and comb) a horse. The phrase was originally ‘curry favel’ (= a light brown horse that was thought to be clever and dishonest) and came to mean to try to please somebody who might be useful to you, especially by doing or saying things that you do not mean or believe.See also: curry, favour

curry favor

To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery.See also: curry, favor

curry favor, to

To flatter insincerely in order to get ahead. The term, which has been known since the sixteenth century, comes from a fourteenth-century satirical romance about a horse named Fauvel. This horse was a symbol of cunning bestiality, and to curry (groom) it meant that one was enlisting its services of duplicity and other nasty traits. The English version of Fauvel at first was favel, which by the sixteenth century had been corrupted into “favor.”See also: curry

curry favor

To ingratiate oneself through flattery or a willingness to please. “Curry” has nothing to do with the spice—it means to groom, as in the horse-keeping currycomb tool. One of the definitions of “stroke” is “suck up to,” and the image is similar—to get on a person's good side, whether or not flattery is warranted. “Favor” was originally “Fauvel,” the donkey who was the rogue hero of a 14th-century French romance. The image of grooming the beast to get on its good side or to win its favor is now the modern use of the word in the phrase.See also: curry, favor

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Synonyms for curry

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

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verb season with a mixture of spices

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verb treat by incorporating fat

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verb give a neat appearance to

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