curl upverb

• 1

  to curl, make curly, shape into curls

  • Rollers are a good way to curl up your hair.
• 2

  to become curly

• 3

  to coil or shrivel, make into a coil

• 4

  to become coiled or shriveled

• 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.

  • curl up with a good book
  • He smiled a kind of sickly smile, and curled up on the floor.