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6 definitions • 6 examples
1
a
length
of
rope
,
hair
, or
wire
,
arranged
into a
series
of
circles
, one
above
or outside the other:
Examples:
A
coil
of
rope
lay
on the
beach
.
A
coil
of
thick
blue
smoke
rose
up from his
pipe
.
2
a
twisted
length
of
wire
through which an
electric
current
travels
3
an
IUD
(= a
medical
device
to stop a woman
becoming
pregnant
)
4
to
arrange
something in a
coil
:
Examples:
coil
something into something She
coiled
her
hair
into a
neat
bun
on
top
of her head.
coil
something/yourself around something The
snake
coiled
itself
tightly
around the
deer
.
5
a
length
of
rope
or
wire
curled
to
form
a
series
of
circles
, one
above
the other:
Examples:
Rob
raised
the
heavy
coil
of
rope
to his
shoulder
.
6
A
coil
is also anything having the
shape
of a
series
of
circles
, one
above
the other:
Examples:
A
coil
of
smoke
rose
from the
chimney
.
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