n.
Function: verb
Etymology: French coillir, cuillir to gather ― more at CULL
Date: 1611
transitive verb
1 : to wind into rings or spirals < coil a rope>
2 : to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil < coil ed herself up on the couch>
intransitive verb
1 : to move in a circular or spiral course
2 : to form or lie in a coil
– coil · abil · i · ty \ ˌ ko ̇ i-l ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun