curl up
phrasal verbcurl up | be curled up
- 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.
- He was lying curled up on the bed.
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curl up | curl somebody up
- (British English, informal) to become or make somebody become very embarrassed
curl up | curl something up
- to form or make something form into a curly shape
- The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat.