- A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or
other like thing, is wound. - Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity. - A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam
heating apparatus. - A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.
2 . Coil
[ v. i.]
- To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil;
to wind; -- often with about or around.
3 . Coil
[ v. t.]
- To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when
not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing. - To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils.
Meaning of 'coil' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . coil
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Example in sentence:
a coil of rope
2 . coil
[ v]
Meaning (2): - to wind or move in a spiral course
Example in sentence:
black smoke coiling up into the sky;
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action;