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Definition coil in British English

coil verb

verb
/kɔɪl/
1

to wind something long and thin into a shape like a series of rings

Example

Heavy gold chains were coiled around her long neck.

Synonyms and related words
shape reshape form
1.1

used about something that moves in a curve

Example

A column of smoke was coiling slowly up into the air.

Synonyms and related words
spin revolve whirl
Definition coil in British English