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Meaning of curl up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. to curl, make curly, shape into curls
    transitive
  2. to become curly
    intransitive
  3. to coil or shrivel, make into a coil
    transitive
  4. to become coiled or shriveled
    intransitive
  5. 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.
    intransitive

Equivalents

العربية درج
Bosanski skutriti smotati svijet скутрити смотати
Català arraulir-se
Čeština svíjet
Deutsch einrollen sich zusammenrollen zusammenrollen
Ελληνικά κουλουριάζομαι κουλουριάζω
Suomi käpertää käpertyä käpertyä käpristää käpristyä kihartaa kihartua kipristää kipristyä rullautua sykertää sykertyä vyyhtiä
Français se blottir se pelotonner se recroqueviller
Hrvatski skutriti smotati svijet скутрити смотати
Bahasa Indonesia berdekam dekam meringkuk
Italiano arricciarsi raggomitolarsi rannicchiarsi
日本語 丸まる 撥ねる
Polski zwinąć się w kłębek
Српски skutriti smotati svijet скутрити смотати
Svenska krulla krypa ihop kura
Türkçe kıvrılmak
Українська згорнути згортати

Examples

“Rollers are a good way to curl up your hair.”
“curl up with a good book”
“He smiled a kind of sickly smile, and curled up on the floor.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

curled curled one off curled one out curled someone's hair curled up curlest

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