COIL


Meaning of COIL in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

A ~ of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.

Tod shook his head angrily and slung the ~ of rope over his shoulder...

The steel arrives at the factory in ~s.

N-COUNT: oft N of n

2.

A ~ is one loop in a series of loops.

Pythons kill by tightening their ~s so that their victim cannot breathe.

N-COUNT

3.

A ~ is a thick spiral of wire through which an electrical current passes.

N-COUNT

4.

The ~ is a contraceptive device used by women. It is fitted inside a woman’s womb, usually for several months or years.

N-COUNT: usu the N in sing

5.

If you ~ something, you wind it into a series of loops or into the shape of a ring. If it ~s around something, it forms loops or a ring.

He turned off the water and began to ~ the hose...

A huge rattlesnake lay ~ed on the blanket.

VERB: V n, V-ed

Coil up means the same as ~ .

Once we have the wire, we can ~ it up into the shape of a spring...

Her hair was ~ed up on top of her head.

PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V-ed P, also V P n (not pron)

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