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verb (used with object)
1.
to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
2.
to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck.
3.
to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: She coiled the garden hose and hung it on the hook.
verb (used without object)
4.
to form rings, spirals, etc.; gather or retract in a circular way: The snake coiled, ready to strike.
5.
to move in or follow a winding course: The river coiled through the valley.
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Coiled
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noun
6.
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
7.
a single such ring.
8.
an arrangement of pipes, coiled or in a series, as in a radiator.
9.
a continuous pipe having inlet and outlet, or flow and return ends.
10.
EXPANDMedicine/Medical. an intrauterine device.
11.
Electricity.
a.
a conductor, as a copper wire, wound up in a spiral or other form.
b.
a device composed essentially of such a conductor.
12.
COLLAPSEPhilately.
a.
a stamp issued in a roll, usually of 500 stamps, and usually perforated vertically or horizontally only.
b.
a roll of such stamps.
Related forms
coil·a·ble, adjective
coil·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·coiled, adjective
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Word Origin & History
coil
1611, from M.Fr. coillir "to gather, pick," from L. colligere "to gather together" (see collect). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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