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furl

/fɜːrl/ verb · British & US
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What does furl mean?

verb

To roll up or gather something, typically a rope or a sail, tightly around a central point. To reduce the size of something, such as a document, by rolling it up.

Example

"The sailor furlled the sail to prepare for the storm."

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