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Definition of "furl" []

  • To roll up and secure (a flag or sail, for example) to something else. (verb-transitive)
  • To be or become rolled up. (verb-intransitive)
  • The act or an instance of rolling up. (noun)
  • A single roll or a rolled section. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "furl" in a sentence
  • "Yahoos trying it, Delicious does it the best, and there are wannabees in furl, wists, delirious, and many others."
  • "And yeah, we put "furl" on the windows to keep the sunshine out too...big deal."
  • "And put all the reefs into the working canvas before you furl down."