caragol — meaning in English

English meaning

• curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
• screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
• snail noun A small, slow-moving mollusc with a spiral shell that it carries on its back.

Senses

caragol is used for these senses in English:

• curl A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
• snail Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

curl — full definition

1. noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
2. noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
3. verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.

screw — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
2. noun A ship's propeller.
3. verb To attach or fasten something using a screw, or by twisting it into place.
4. verb (informal) To cheat, mistreat, or ruin things for someone.
5. noun (slang) A prison guard.

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