coil1 /kɔɪl/ (
also coil up)
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: coillir, %cuillir% 'to gather']
to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this:
The snake coiled around the branches of the tree. Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head. He coiled the rope.—coiled adjective [only before noun] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲