curl up (English, verb)
expansion: curl up (third-person singular simple present curls up, present participle curling up, simple past and past participle curled up)
Senses:
glosses: to curl, make curly, shape into curls
tags: transitive
raw_tags: of hair
glosses: to become curly
tags: intransitive
glosses: to coil or shrivel, make into a coil
tags: transitive
glosses: to become coiled or shriveled
tags: intransitive
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: curls up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: curling up
tags: participle
present
form: curled up
tags: participle
past
form: curled up
tags: past