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Definition of curl up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

curl up

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

curl up

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be curled up

 
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 to lie or sit with your back curved and your arms and legs bent close to your body She curled up and closed her eyes.

curl up

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curl somethingup

 
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 to form or make something form into a tightly curled shape The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat. picture at curved
See curl up in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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