curl up

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English - Turkish
kıvırmak
kıvrılmak
bükmek
bükülmek
English - English
to curl, make curly, shape into curls

Rollers are a good way to curl up your hair.

to become curly
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
to coil or shrivel, make into a coil
to become coiled or shriveled
see curl 7, 8
shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in
become curly, get twisted into ringlets; admit defeat
crunch (exercise)
upcurl
curl up

    Turkish pronunciation

    kırl ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkərl ˈəp/ /ˈkɜrl ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'k&r(-&)l ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly.
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