| Front | coil |
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| Back | coil verb, noun BrE /kɔɪl/ NAmE /kɔɪl/ verb verb forms word origin example bank [intransitive, transitive] to wind into a series of circles; to make sth do this ~ up The snake coiled up, ready to strike. ~ round, around, etc. sth Mist coiled around the tops of the hills. ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to coil a rope into a loop Her hair was coiled on top of her head. a coiled spring noun word origin example bank 1 a series of circles formed by winding up a length of rope, wire, etc a coil of wire 2 one circle of rope, wire, etc. in a series Shake the rope and let the coils unwind. a snake's coils 3 a length of wire, wound into circles, that can carry electricity 4 = IUD |
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