| 1 |
[ adjective ] drawn up into a ball
Synonyms Examples "she lay curled up in a big armchair" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)So choosing a good tree , he clambered up into it , found a comfortable notch , and curled_up in it to sleep , like the tousled bear he was , with his hands across his chest , as though surfeited with honey . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)Also , she lived in continual fear of finding a white worm curled_up in a neat , mean little heap at the white center of the radish . Related terms |
| * |
|