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CURLED UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curled up mean?
• CURLED UP (adjective)
The adjective CURLED UP has 1 sense:
1. drawn up into a ball
Familiarity information: CURLED UP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drawn up into a ball
Synonyms:
curled; curled up
Context example:
she lay curled up in a big armchair
Similar:
coiled (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals))
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