(~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
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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)