COIL


Meaning of COIL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ tight

▪ thick

thick ~s of blonde hair

PREPOSITION

▪ in a ~

She wore her hair in a neat ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of rope

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ tightly

▪ loosely

▪ up

He ~ed the rope up tightly and put it away.

PREPOSITION

▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )

The snake ~ed itself around a branch.

▪ into

Her hair was neatly ~ed into a bun.

Coil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ rope

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