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curl up

verb

  1. intr to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
  2. to become or cause to become spiral-shaped or curved
  3. intr to retire to a quiet cosy setting

    to curl up with a good novel

  4. informal.
    to be or cause to be embarrassed or disgusted (esp in the phrase curl up and die )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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