curl up
— phrasal verb with curl uk/kɜːl/us/kɝːl/verb [ I or T ]
(POSITION)
to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body:
She curled up on the sofa to watch TV.
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Comfortable and uncomfortable
- airy
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization
- comfort zone
- comfortable
- comfortably
- comfy
- cosily
- cosiness
- cosy
- curl
- hunker down
- lived in idiom
- nestle
- primitive
- settle
- snuggle
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(EDGES)
If something flat, such as paper, curls up, the edges start to become rounded.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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