curl up

Meaning

1. to curl, make curly, shape into curls
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.

Synonyms

roll up

curl

coil up

huddle

roll

huddle up

shrivel up

double up

draw in

snuggle

contract

bend

coil

crumple up

hunch

wind

cuddle up

hunch over

hunch up

make round

bend up

lean upon

ball

snuggle up

bunch up

burrow

cajole

cower

crouch

draw together

encircle

explain away

round off

seduce

shorten

shrivel

squat

stoop