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"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
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"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
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"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
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"text": "curl up with a good book",
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"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
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"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "déan ceirtlín díot féin"
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"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
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"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."
],
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"ball",
"ball"
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"(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."
],
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"intransitive"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of hair: to shape into curls",
"word": "kihartaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become curly",
"word": "kihartua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make into a coil",
"word": "vyyhtiä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
"word": "se recroqueviller"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
"word": "hūmene"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become coiled or shrivelled",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zwinąć się w kłębek"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "käpertyä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "se pelotonner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "se recroqueviller"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "meringkuk"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "déan ceirtlín díot féin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "rannicchiarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "arricciarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "raggomitolarsi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "koropeke"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zwinąć się w kłębek"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "krypa ihop"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees",
"word": "kura ihop sig"
}
],
"word": "curl up"
}
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