"curl up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: curls up [present, singular, third-person], curling up [participle, present], curled up [participle, past], curled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} curl up (third-person singular simple present curls up, present participle curling up, simple past and past participle curled up)
  1. (transitive, of hair) to curl, make curly, shape into curls Tags: transitive Translations (of hair: to shape into curls): kihartaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-curl_up-en-verb-sut9Fl4W Categories (other): Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 17 30 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 20 26 12 29 Disambiguation of 'of hair: to shape into curls': 44 12 9 2 34
  2. (intransitive) to become curly Tags: intransitive Translations (to become curly): kihartua (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-curl_up-en-verb-n994~ua6 Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 10 35 8 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 17 30 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 20 26 12 29 Disambiguation of 'to become curly': 13 67 2 15 3
  3. (transitive) to coil or shrivel, make into a coil Tags: transitive Translations (to make into a coil): vyyhtiä (Finnish)
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  4. (intransitive) to become coiled or shriveled Tags: intransitive Translations (to become coiled or shrivelled): se recroqueviller (French), hūmene (Maori), zwinąć się w kłębek [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-curl_up-en-verb-1mLugM~s Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 20 26 12 29 Disambiguation of 'to become coiled or shrivelled': 1 28 10 58 2
  5. (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. Tags: intransitive Translations (to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees): käpertyä (Finnish), se pelotonner (French), se recroqueviller (French), meringkuk (Indonesian), déan ceirtlín díot féin (Irish), rannicchiarsi (Italian), arricciarsi (Italian), raggomitolarsi (Italian), koropeke (Maori), zwinąć się w kłębek [perfective] (Polish), krypa ihop (Swedish), kura ihop sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-curl_up-en-verb-VeYvGG9W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 42 2 42 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 8 9 42 5 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 8 35 6 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 44 3 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 48 3 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 10 35 8 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 17 30 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 8 40 6 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 11 36 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 20 26 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 10 36 7 39 Disambiguation of 'to tuck one’s legs up against the abdomen and wrap arms around the raised knees': 5 6 26 2 61

Inflected forms

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      "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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