discoil

A single-celled organism has a discoil shape.

Definition

1. Verb (rare, technical):
   • To unwind or uncoil: "discoil" means to release something from a coiled or spiral arrangement; to straighten out a coil.
   • To become unwound: It can also describe the process of something coiling itself out or becoming loose from a coiled state.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The snake began to discoil its body from the tight loop around the branch. (The snake unwound itself from the coiled position.)
  • She carefully discoiled the garden hose to remove the kinks. (She straightened out the coiled hose.)

Advanced Usage

• "to discoil a spring": to release a mechanical coil from tension.
  • The mechanic had to discoil the old spring before replacing it. (He unwound the spring to relieve its stored energy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Discoiling (adj, present participle): in the process of being uncoiled.

  • The discoiling rope lay in a messy heap on the deck. (The rope that was being unwound.)

• Discoiled (adj, past participle): having been uncoiled.

  • The discoiled wire was now straight and easy to measure. (The wire that had been unwound.)

• Discoilment (n, rare): the act or state of being uncoiled.

  • The discoilment of the cable took several minutes. (The process of unwinding it.)

Synonyms

• Uncoil: to release from a coiled or wound state (most common synonym).
• Unwind: to reverse the winding or coiling of something.
• Straighten: to make something straight, often by removing a coil.

Antonyms

• Coil: to wind into rings or spirals.
• Wind: to wrap or twist around something.

Related Idioms