1. a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and will not lie flat

Examples

• His cowlick always stuck up no matter how much gel he used.
• The barber tried to cut around the cowlick at the back of her head.
• She inherited her father’s stubborn cowlick on the left side.
• The child’s cowlick made his hair look messy even after brushing.
• No amount of combing could tame that persistent cowlick.
• The cowlick at his crown always made his hair part oddly.