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to curl up
[phrase form: curl]
01
to position one's body like a ball with one's arms and legs placed close to one's body while sitting
Intransitive: to curl up | to curl up somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
up
Base verb
curl
Present tense
curl up
3rd person singular
curls up
Present participle
curling up
Past simple
curled up
Past participle
curled up
Examples
After a long day at work, she likes to curl up on the sofa with a good book.
