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    curl up

    US /kɚrl ʌp/

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    UK /kə:l ʌp/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo lie or sit with your legs bent close to your body.
    I just want to curl up in bed and read a book.

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    The Science of DOGS

    03:06The Science of DOGS
    • But did you know that dogs often curl up into a ball when sleeping to conserve body heat and protect their most vulnerable organs in the abdomen from predators?

      But did you know that dogs often curl up into a ball when sleeping to conserve body heat and protect their most vulnerable organs in the abdomen from predators?

    B1

    NEVER say 'I WANT' in English | How to speak better English

    23:28NEVER say 'I WANT' in English | How to speak better English
    • Perhaps you might just want to go to bed, curl  up and go to sleep. Why not? If that's what  

      Perhaps you might just want to go to bed, curl  up and go to sleep. Why not? If that's what  

    • Perhaps you might just want to go to bed, curl up, and go to sleep.

      Perhaps you might just want to go to bed, curl up, and go to sleep.

    A2

    How To Fix Back Pain (7 Science Backed Steps)

    18:40How To Fix Back Pain (7 Science Backed Steps)
    • The modified curl up is the first exercise.

      The modified curl up is the first exercise.

    • The modified curl-up is the first exercise.

      The modified curl-up is the first exercise.

    B1

    Jake Shimabukuro: "Grand Ukulele", Musicians at Google

    17:07Jake Shimabukuro: "Grand Ukulele", Musicians at Google
    • you can't really tell, but my toes curl up in my shoes.

      you can't really tell, but my toes curl up in my shoes.

    A2

    Neil Hilborn - "OCD" (Rustbelt 2013)

    02:52Neil Hilborn - "OCD" (Rustbelt 2013)
    • curl up at the edges. At night, she'd lay in bed and watch me turn all the lights off

      curl up at the edges. At night, she'd lay in bed and watch me turn all the lights off

    • When she said she loved me, her mouth would curl up at the edges.

      When she said she loved me, her mouth would curl up at the edges.

    A2

    Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation

    53:52Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation
    • She loves to curl up in our laps

      She loves to curl up in our laps

    • She loves to curl up in our laps.

      She loves to curl up in our laps.

    B1

    11 Foods to Eat or NOT Eat During the Chinese New Year

    05:1011 Foods to Eat or NOT Eat During the Chinese New Year
    • People noticed that when the squid was cooking in the pan, it would curl up like the workers rolling up their blankets.

      People noticed that when the squid was cooking in the pan, it would curl up like the workers rolling up their blankets.

    • People noticed that when the squid was cooking in the pan it would curl up like the workers rolling up their blankets.

      People noticed that when the squid was cooking in the pan it would curl up like the workers rolling up their blankets.

    B1

    Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.

    25:45Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.
    • You can curl up in a couch and read a good book and have good music on and just be in a hyggekrog, which actually means a hygge corner of your room.

      You can curl up in a couch and read a good book and have good music on and just be in a hyggekrog, which actually means a hygge corner of your room.

    • You can curl up in a couch and read a good book and have

      You can curl up in a couch and read a good book and have

    A2

    Time to Play Winter ❄️ | CBeebies House Fun with Evie and Friends 🌈✨

    15:24Time to Play Winter ❄️ | CBeebies House Fun with Evie and Friends 🌈✨
    • They curl up into a little ball and make a little space for themselves using leaves and grass.

      They curl up into a little ball and make a little space for themselves using leaves and grass.

    B1

    How to be Warm

    04:32How to be Warm
    • These higher beings would, the cold host believes, wins if someone suggested they curl up on the sofa with a blanket

      These higher beings would, the cold host believes, wins if someone suggested they curl up on the sofa with a blanket

    B1