to curl up in a ball

  • 1curl — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] curls, curling, curled 1) N COUNT If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals. ...the little girl with blonde curls... A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead. 2) N UNCOUNT If your hair… …

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  • 2ball — I n. game 1) to play ball round object used in a sport 2) to bat; bounce; catch; drop; fumble; hit; kick; throw a ball 3) a ball bounces 4) the ball is dead ( the ball does not bounce ) 5) a cue; medicine ball 6) (BE) a punching ball (AE has… …

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  • 3curl up — v. (D; intr.) to curl up in, into (to curl up into a ball) * * * [ kɜːl ʌp] into (to curl up in to a ball) (D;intr.) to curl upin …

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  • 4Curl (football) — Curl, in football (soccer), is spin on the ball which will make it swerve, or bend, when kicked. This is imparted largely through almost slicing across the ball, and utilisation of either the inside foot or outside foot (known as a Trivela)… …

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  • 5Curl (mathematics) — Topics in Calculus Fundamental theorem Limits of functions Continuity Mean value theorem Differential calculus  Derivative Change of variables Implicit differentiation Taylor s theorem Related rates …

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  • 6curl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of hair ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ loose, soft, wavy ▪ tight ▪ little ▪ …

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  • 7curl — curledly /kerr lid lee, kerrld /, adv. curledness, n. /kerrl/, v.t. 1. to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair. 2. to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil. 3. to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets. v.i. 4. to grow in or form curls… …

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  • 8curl — 01. Sascha wants to [curl] her hair because she doesn t like it straight. 02. The smoke from the old man s pipe [curled] up over his head. 03. Fabio s hair is quite straight, but his mustache is actually very [curly]. 04. Shirley Temple had hair… …

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  • 9ball — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 round object in games ADJECTIVE ▪ bowling, cricket, golf, ping pong/Ping Pong™, rugby, soccer (esp. AmE), tennis, etc. ▪ …

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  • 10curl up — intransitive verb Date: 1840 to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl < curl up by the fire > < curl up with a good book > …

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