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Curl up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    to curl, make curly, shape into curls transitive

    "Rollers are a good way to curl up your hair."

  2. 2
    shape one's body into a curl wordnet
  3. 3
    to become curly intransitive
  4. 4
    to coil or shrivel, make into a coil transitive
  5. 5
    to become coiled or shriveled intransitive
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  1. 6
    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. intransitive

    "curl up with a good book"

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