give sb a perm
1perm — n. permanent wave 1) to give smb. a perm 2) to get a perm * * * [pɜːm] [ permanent wave ] to give smb. a perm to get a perm …
2perm — 1. noun a) A permanent. b) A permanent wave. 2. verb To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc …
3perm. — «purm», noun, verb. Informal. –n. a permanent wave. –v.t. to give a permanent wave to. perm., permanent. * * * abbr. permanent …
4perm — [pʉrm] Informal n. short for PERMANENT vt. to give a permanent to …
5perm — /perrm/, Informal. n. 1. permanent (def. 4). v.t. 2. to give (the hair) a permanent. v.i. 3. to apply a permanent to the hair. [1925 30; by shortening] * * * ▪ Russia formerly (1940–57) Molotov …
6Perm (hairstyle) — A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, is the chemical and/or thermal treatment of hair to produce waves or curls. The use of the word permanent is justified insofar as when the wave is permed, it remains so; however, as the hair grows, the… …
7perm — /pɜm / (say perm) noun 1. Also, permanent wave. a hairstyle in which the hair has waves or curls set into it by a special technique involving chemicals, heat, etc., the effect remaining for a number of months. 2. the process or technique of… …
8perm — 1 noun (C) a process of putting curls into straight hair, by chemical treatment: I m going to have a perm to give my hair more body. 2 verb (T) 1 to put curls into straight hair by means of a chemical treatment: I m having my hair permed today. 2 …
9perm — I. noun Date: 1927 permanent II. transitive verb Date: 1928 to give (hair) a permanent wave …
10perm — pÉœrm /pÉœË n. permanent wave, chemical process for permanently curling hair v. permanently curl hair by a chemical process, give a permanent wave …
