currying

v. brush down a horse; prepare leather; beat, hit; flavor with curry powder

In computer science, currying, invented by Moses Schönfinkel and Gottlob Frege, is the technique of transforming a function that takes multiple arguments into a function that takes a single argument (the other arguments having been specified by the curry).
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Noun
1. (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
(hypernym) dish
(hyponym) lamb curry
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
(classification) Malay Archipelago, East Indies, East India
Verb
1. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
(hypernym) season, flavor, flavour
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) currier
3. give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
(synonym) dress, groom
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(verb-group) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Curry
  

Turning an uncurried function into a curried function.