to coil
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3.8
- verb
- /kɔɪl/
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- The old man was bent over slightly, coiling a rope that lay on the deck.
These are always just such nice quality cables too, like they just coil so satisfyingly.
- These are always just such nice quality cables too, like they just coil so satisfyingly.
- So they'll just coil up and the plant will be stunted.
- And the way that you coil charger so that it doesn't get broken is an over under technique.
- And I feel the tension that starts to coil in my chest when I start thinking of those negative things and going down that spiral, I feel that tension just unraveled.
Examples
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The custodian unplugs and coils the long orange cord of the floor polisher, hand over elbow.
Fiction book (2001) -
You just coil it like that.
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I think you coil it.
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For example, let me just take my wire and coil it around this.
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So Wang that round there and then you have to kind of coil it up like so nice and tight.
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These are always just such nice quality cables too, like they just coil so satisfyingly.
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And the way that you coil charger so that it doesn't get broken is an over under technique.
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It'll stop, but you can coil your hose up and then flip that little lever to where it's in a locked position and it'll keep everything nice and stable and sturdy.
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The old man was bent over slightly, coiling a rope that lay on the deck.
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To avoid tangles, make sure to coil the charging cable tightly after use.
Synonyms
231
1.7
To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape
225
3.2
To wrap something around another thing in a coil
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1.1
To form into a curved or spiral shape
120
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
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4.3
To move in a long, curving line
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4.0
To move in a curve around a center while rising or falling slowly
28
2.5
To wind something around to make a ring
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2.6
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
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6.9
Spin around in circles or spirals
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6.8
To move in a twisting spiral path
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8.4
Twist or coil together into a tight, tangled mass
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6.4
To twist something so it wraps around another thing and gets stuck
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9.2
To move in a circle or spiral
To twist something into a tight coil
To twist or coil together into a spiral shape
To wind or twist inward in a spiral like a snail's shell
To wrap something by turning it around another object
To move in slow twisting ways like smoke or vines
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.3
A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
- Specialized
3
6.9
A device that makes very strong, quickly changing electric voltages and sparks
- Specialized
1
3.9
A long metal wire shaped into a spiral that pushes back to absorb shock in cars or mattresses
- Specialized
1
5.5
A part in a car engine that turns low battery electricity into high voltage for spark plugs
- Specialized
A coil that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current in a circuit
- Specialized
A coil used in circuits that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current
A notebook with a spiral of wire or plastic that lets pages turn easily and lie flat
- Specialized
An instrument that measures very small electric current using a coil that moves in a magnetic field
- Specialized
A speaker that uses a small coil and magnet to move a cone and make sound
- Specialized
A device that turns sound into electric signals using a coil and magnet
- Specialized
A loop of wire where changing electric current makes a magnetic field that creates current in a nearby loop
- Specialized
Coiled wire on the motor's rotating part that carries electric current and makes it turn
- Specialized
A coil of wire that gets electric current from a nearby primary coil by magnetic action
- Archaic
A small wire coil in old radios that gives feedback to strengthen weak signals
- Specialized
Fixed wire loops inside a motor that make a magnetic field when electric current flows
How Wound
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coil as a verb comes from the same idea of 'winding' into rings, so to coil something is to wind it into loops or for something to move in a spiral.