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Definition of curse verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    curse

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//kərs//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they curse
     
     he / she / it curses
     
     past simple cursed
     
     -ing form cursing
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] to swear He hit his head as he stood up and cursed loudly.
  2. 2[transitive] to say rude things to someone or think rude things about someone or something curse somebody/something/yourself She cursed her bad luck. curse somebody/something/yourself for something He cursed himself for his stupidity.
  3. 3[transitive] curse somebody/something to use a magic word or phrase against someone in order to harm them Legend has it that the whole village had been cursed by a witch. compare hex
    4. Phrasal Verbsbe cursed with
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