to curl oneself up
1curl 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 > …
2curl up — {v.} 1a. To become curly or wavy. * /Bacon curls up when it is cooked./ 1b. To roll oneself into a ball. * /Tim curled up in bed and was asleep in five minutes./ 2. See: FOLD UP …
3curl up — {v.} 1a. To become curly or wavy. * /Bacon curls up when it is cooked./ 1b. To roll oneself into a ball. * /Tim curled up in bed and was asleep in five minutes./ 2. See: FOLD UP …
4curl\ up — v 1a. To become curly or wavy. Bacon curls up when it is cooked. 1b. To roll oneself into a ball. Tim curled up in bed and was asleep in five minutes. 2. See: fold up …
5Hair care — is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Hair care will differ according to one s hair type and according to various processes that can be applied to hair. All hair is not the same; indeed,… …
6gēu-, gǝu-, gū- (*sgēu-) — gēu , gǝu , gū (*sgēu ) English meaning: to bend, curl; a kind of vessel Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, krũmmen, wolben” Note: Root gēu , gǝu , gū : to bend, curl; a kind of vessel probably derived from Root (s)keu 2, (s)keu̯ǝ :… …
7draw in — verb 1. pull inward or towards a center (Freq. 1) The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws • Syn: ↑retract • Derivationally related forms: ↑retraction (for: ↑ …
8hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… …
9ger-3 — ger 3 English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden” Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads …
10ball — 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… …
