The meaning of Perm

noun

A hairstyle produced by setting the hair in waves or curls and then treating it with chemicals so that the style lasts for several months.

Usage examples:

I had a perm on friday

noun

A permutation, especially a selection of a specified number of matches in a soccer pool.

Usage examples:

A full perm of 8 from 11

verb

Set (the hair) in a perm.

Usage examples:

Her hair was permed and then set

verb

Make a selection of (so many) from a larger number.

Usage examples:

One of the teams was to perm any 11 from 20

proper noun

An industrial city in russia, in the western foothills of the ural mountains; population 987,200 (est. 2008).

noun

A chemical process that makes a person’s hair curly

Usage examples:

Tiffany got her hair permed.

noun

A chemical process that makes your hair curly, or a hairstyle that is created in this way

Usage examples:

Is your hair naturally curly or have you had a perm?

verb

To make your hair curly by having a perm

Usage examples:

I'm going to get my hair permed on saturday., you haven't got enough hair to perm, you know!