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CURL UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curl up mean? 

CURL UP (verb)
  The verb CURL UP has 1 sense:

1. shape one's body into a curlplay

  Familiarity information: CURL UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CURL UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shape one's body into a curl

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

curl; curl up; draw in

Context example:

She fell and drew in

Hypernyms (to "curl up" is one way to...):

bend; flex (form a curve)

Verb group:

attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP


 Context examples 


Now, let me see, there's my new gray walking suit, just curl up the feather in my hat, Beth, then my poplin for Sunday and the small party, it looks heavy for spring, doesn't it?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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