CURL UP (IN(TO) SOMETHING)

curl up (in(to) something): translation

curl up (in(to) something)

1. to roll into a coil. •

The snake curled up into a neat coil.

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It curled up so we couldn't get at it.

2. [for one] to bend one's body into a resting place, such as a chair or a bed. •

Colleen curled up in the chair and took a nap.

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She curled up and took a nap.