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to coil
01
to wind something in a circular or spiral manner
Transitive: to coil a flexible material
Examples
She coiled the rope neatly for storage.
02
to move or flow in a manner characterized by spirals
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
coil
3rd person singular
coils
present participle
coiling
past simple
coiled
past participle
coiled
Examples
The dancer 's ribbon coiled gracefully through the air as she twirled and spun.
03
to construct a vessel, typically a pot, using a technique that involves layering coils or ropes of clay on top of each other
Transitive: to coil clay or pottery
Examples
The artisan potter decided to coil the clay rather than using a pottery wheel.
Coil
01
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
coils
02
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
03
tubing that is wound in a spiral
04
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
05
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
06
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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