coil

/kɔil/
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coil

A gardener uses a coil of green hose to water the flower beds.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A series of connected loops or rings: A "coil" is a length of something, such as rope, wire, or hair, wound into a series of connected circles.
    • A single loop in such a series: It can also refer to one individual ring within a wound series.
    • A device or structure with a spiral form: In technical contexts, a "coil" is a component, often made of wound wire, used in electrical circuits or mechanical systems.

  2. Verb:

    • To wind into a series of loops: To "coil" means to arrange something long and flexible, like a rope or hose, into circular loops.
    • To move in a spiral or winding path: It can describe the action of something, like smoke or a snake, moving in a twisting, circular manner.
    • To form into a coiled shape: To "coil" can mean for an object or a part of the body to take on a tight, circular shape.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She brushed the thick coils of her hair.
    • The electrician replaced the burnt-out coil in the transformer.
    • A coil of garden hose lay on the lawn.

  • Verb:

    • Please coil the rope neatly and store it.
    • The snake coiled itself around the tree branch.
    • Smoke coiled up from the chimney into the cold air.
Advanced Usage

  • "To coil up": To wind something into a compact, circular bundle; or for something to form itself into such a shape.

    • The sailor coiled up the anchor line.
    • The cat coiled up on the warm cushion.

  • "A coiled spring": A metaphor for something or someone storing potential energy, tension, or readiness.

    • With the stress of the exam, he felt like a coiled spring.
Variants and Related Words

  • Coiled (adj): Arranged in a coil; having a spiral shape.

    • The sculpture featured a coiled metal ribbon.

  • Coiling (adj/n): The act or process of forming coils; having a winding form.

    • The coiling pattern of the vine was beautiful.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Spiral, helix, loop, ring, convolution.
  • Verb: Wind, spiral, twist, curl, loop.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Coil around: To wind or twist around something.

    • The ivy coiled around the old fence post.

  • Coil back: To wind or spring back into a coiled position.

    • The tape measure coiled back into its case automatically.
Related Idioms
  • "Shake a coil" (archaic/poetic): To experience the ups and downs, or turmoil, of life.
    • He had shaken many a coil in his long career. (This usage is rare and literary.)
coil

A gardener uses a coil of green hose to water the flower beds.

Noun
  1. reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
  2. tubing that is wound in a spiral
  3. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
  4. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
  5. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  6. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
    • a coil of rope
Verb
  1. wind around something in coils or loops
  2. make without a potter's wheel
    • This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
  3. to wind or move in a spiral course
    • the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
    • black smoke coiling up into the sky
    • the young people gyrated on the dance floor

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