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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curse \Curse\, v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. [1913 Webster] Then began he to curse and to swear. --Matt. xxi. 74. [1913 Webster] His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curse \Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.] 1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. [1913 Webster] Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. [1913 Webster] The priest shall write these curses in a book. --Num. v. 23. [1913 Webster] Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] 3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment. [1913 Webster] The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is propagated curse. --Milton. [1913 Webster] {The curse of Scotland} (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds. {Not worth a curse}. See under {Cress}. Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See {Malediction}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.] 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. --Ex. xxii. 28. [1913 Webster] Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. [1913 Webster] On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. --Pope. [1913 Webster] {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: curse n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}] 2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {condemnation}, {curse}] 3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {curse}, {whammy}] 4: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {curse}, {scourge}, {nemesis}] 5: a severe affliction [syn: {curse}, {torment}] v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {swear}, {imprecate}] 2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" 3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}] 4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: {excommunicate}, {unchurch}, {curse}] [ant: {communicate}]