to uncoil
3
3.7
- verb
- /ʌnˈkɔɪl/
:
desenrollar
- The toddler watched as the cat uncoiled itself from a tight ball to stretch out in the sun.
- uncoil the rope
- uncoil the snake
- uncoil the hose
Examples
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The girl uncoiled her legs from under her and set her feet deliberately on the floor.
Fiction book (1993) -
The water flows into his pores, relaxes his muscles; he feels his whole body uncoiling.
Fiction book (1996) -
Place the cylinder into the view shade and let it uncoil in place.
Academic text (2008) -
Milton had no time to uncoil his rope before the gray was past.
Fiction book (1990) -
A blue line of smoke is uncoiling from the plane, but no fire.
Fiction book (1996) -
You're gonna push this button and the silk molecules are gonna uncoil, absorbing atmospheric gases and expanding the suit to full size.
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A body resembling a brown bicycle tire began to uncoil from out of the little box, coil after coil appearing.
Fiction book (1997) -
She had to uncoil the garden hose before watering the plants.
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After sleeping for hours, he slowly uncoiled from his curled-up position on the couch.
Synonyms
114
2.5
Make something straight and in the right position
12
2.0
To spread out something like a carpet or map that was wrapped up
11
2.9
To make something free of bends, twists, or knots
5
3.7
Make a wrapped or twisted thing loose and straight
2
3.7
To make something that is twisted become straight
2
3.2
To move from a rolled or folded shape into a more open form
1
6.3
To unwind thread or tape from a spool
1
7.4
To pull a line or cable from a reel
To come out of a tight roll or curl
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Etymology
Uncoil has two parts: un- meaning 'do the opposite' and coil meaning 'a loop or roll'. So to uncoil something is to 'undo' that loop — like letting a rope unwind from a spool or a snake straighten out.