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curled up
Verb
  • simple past tense and past participle of curl up
curl up
Verb
  • to curl, make curly, shape into curls transitive, of hair
  • to become curly intransitive
  • to coil or shrivel, make into a coil transitive
  • to become coiled or shriveled 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. intransitive