n.
1.profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
2.an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
3.an evil spell
4.something causes misery or death
5.a severe affliction curse v.
1.utter obscenities or profanities
2.heap obscenities upon
3.wish harm upon
4.exclude from a church or a religious community
Idiom of the Day
tie (someone's) hands
to prevent someone from doing something
The court system ties the police department's hands when they try to enforce some laws.