'Curry' definitions:
Definition of 'curry'
(from WordNet)
noun
(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
verb
Season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
verb
Treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
verb
Definition of 'Curry'
From: GCIDE
- Curry \Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t. To flavor or cook with curry. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Curry'
From: GCIDE
- Curry \Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curried (-r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Currying.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L.com-) + roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. ready. See Ready, Greith, and cf. Corody, Array.]
- 1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Your short horse is soon curried. --Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]
- I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely. --Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster]
- To curry favor, to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See Favor, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Curry'
From: GCIDE
- Curry \Cur"ry\, n. [Tamil kari.] [Written also currie.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry. [1913 Webster]
- Curry powder (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'curry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bake,
- barbecue,
- baste,
- bed,
- bed down,
- blanch,
- boil,
- bouillabaisse,
- braise,
- break,
- brew,
- bridle,
- broil,
- brown,
- brush,
- card,
- chowder,
- clobber,
- coddle,
- comb,
- cook,
- currycomb,
- devil,
- do,
- do to perfection,
- drench,
- drub,
- etuvee,
- feed,
- fire,
- fodder,
- fricassee,
- frizz,
- frizzle,
- fry,
- gentle,
- goulash,
- griddle,
- grill,
- groom,
- hackle,
- handle,
- harness,
- hatchel,
- heat,
- heckle,
- hitch,
- Irish stew,
- lick,
- litter,
- manage,
- meat stew,
- milk,
- mulligan,
- mulligan stew,
- olio,
- olla,
- olla podrida,
- oven-bake,
- overwhelm,
- oyster stew,
- paella,
- pan,
- pan-broil,
- parboil,
- poach,
- prepare,
- prepare food,
- ragout,
- rake,
- roast,
- rub down,
- saddle,
- saute,
- scallop,
- sear,
- shellac,
- shirr,
- simmer,
- smear,
- smother,
- steam,
- stew,
- stir-fry,
- tame,
- tend,
- thrash,
- toast,
- train,
- trim,
- water,
- yoke
Curry -- U.S. County in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Curry -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000) :
21137
Housing Units (2000) :
11406
Land area (2000) :
1627.382872 sq. miles (4214.902111 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
361.192062 sq. miles (935.483105 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1988.574934 sq. miles (5150.385216 sq. km)
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
42.398153 N, 124.279359 W
Curry -- U.S. County in New Mexico
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Curry -- U.S. County in New Mexico
Population (2000) :
45044
Housing Units (2000) :
19212
Land area (2000) :
1405.949452 sq. miles (3641.392209 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.718479 sq. miles (4.450841 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1407.667931 sq. miles (3645.843050 sq. km)
Located within :
New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location :
34.481212 N, 103.253378 W