Curry (curried) (original) (raw)
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:
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)