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Word: curl up (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive to become coiled or shriveled
  • intransitive to become curly
  • intransitive to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.
  • of hair to curl, make curly, shape into curls
  • transitive to coil or shrivel, make into a coil

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