Definitions for curl up
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Princeton's WordNet
curl up, curl, draw in(verb)
shape one's body into a curl
"She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
curl up(verb)ɜrl
to sit or lie in a curved shape
I curled up on the couch with a book.
Wiktionary
curl up(Verb)
to curl, make curly, shape into curls
curl up(Verb)
to become curly
curl up(Verb)
to coil or shrivel, make into a coil
curl up(Verb)
to become coiled or shriveled
curl up(Verb)
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.
Translations for curl up
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opkrulAfrikaans

- يلتَف، يلتويArabic

- свивам (се) на кълбоBulgarian

- enrolarPortuguese (BR)

- stočit (se)Czech

- zusammenrollenGerman

- krølle sig sammenDanish

- κουλουριάζομαιGreek

- acurrucarse, hacerse un ovilloSpanish

- rõngasse tõmbamaEstonian

- خود را جمع کردن؛ چنبر زدنFarsi

- kiertyäFinnish

- se mettre en bouleFrench

- לְהִצטָנֵףHebrew

- अंगों को शरीर से सटाकर लेटनाHindi

- nakovrčati se, saviti seCroatian

- összegömbölyödikHungarian

- bergelungIndonesian

- hringa sig, hnipra sig samanIcelandic

- arricciarsi, raggomitolarsiItalian

- 丸くなるJapanese

- (몸을)둥글게 하다, 웅크리다Korean

- susiriesti, susiraitytiLithuanian

- saritināt; saritinātiesLatvian

- menggulungMalay

- (zich) oprollenDutch

- krølle/krøke seg sammenNorwegian

- zwijać się w kłębekPolish

- خود را جمع کردن؛ چنبر زدنPersian

- را ټولولPashto

- encaracolar-sePortuguese

- a seîncolăci, a se face covrigRomanian

- свёртывать(ся)Russian

- stočiť sa do klbkaSlovak

- zviti seSlovenian

- sklupčati seSerbian

- rulla (kura) ihop sigSwedish

- ม้วนตัวThai

- kıvrılmak, büzülmekTurkish

- 把身子捲曲起來Chinese (Trad.)

- згорнутися; скрутитисяUkrainian

- موڑ كر كوئى شكل دينا، كوئى شكل بن جاناUrdu

- cuộn lạiVietnamese

- 把身子卷缩成一团Chinese (Simp.)

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