English Explanatory Dictionary

coiled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of coil
adj
  1. In the form of coils; having coils.
  2. Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

Pronunciation

/kɔɪld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-coiled.wav

Word forms

coiled more coiled most coiled

Synonyms

looped

Derived words

hypercoiled noncoiled undercoiled
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