curry

A dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce, often eaten with rice.

• We had curry for dinner.
• This vegetable curry is quite mild.
• Would you like rice with your chicken curry?

Common phrases: chicken curry, vegetable curry, curry and rice

To try to gain someone’s approval by praising them or doing things to please them.

• He wants to curry favour with the boss.
• She curried favor by praising every suggestion.
• They gave expensive gifts to curry favour with local officials.

How to use it: curry favour with someone (He tried to curry favour with his manager.)

Similar words: flatter

Common phrases: curry favour, curry favor, curry favour with someone

To cook or flavour food with a spicy sauce.

• We can curry the chicken.
• She curried the leftover vegetables for dinner.
• Have you ever curried fish?

Common phrases: curry some chicken, curry the vegetables

To clean a horse’s coat by rubbing it with a special brush or comb.

• She curries the horse every morning.
• He curried the pony before the ride.
• Curry the muddy coat gently.

Similar words: groom, brush

Common phrases: curry a horse, curry the pony