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verb | noun coilcoil1 /kɔɪl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYcoil1Origin: 1500-1600 Old French coillir to gather VERB TABLEcoil |
Present | I, you, we, they | coil | | he, she, it | coils | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coiled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coiled | | he, she, it | has coiled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coiled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will coil | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coiled |
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Present | I | am coiling | | he, she, it | is coiling | | you, we, they | are coiling | Past | I, he, she, it | was coiling | | you, we, they | were coiling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coiling | | he, she, it | has been coiling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coiling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coiling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coiling |
(also coil up) to wind or twist into a round shape, or to wind or twist something in this way: The 12-foot python was found coiled in a corner of the room. Coil the rope tightly around the bar. [Origin: 1500–1600 Old French coillir to gather]—coiled adjective verb | noun coilcoil2 noun [countable] 1 a continuous series of circular rings into which something such as wire or rope has been wound or twisted: coil of high walls topped with coils of barbed wire2science, physics a wire or a metal tube in a continuous circular shape that produces light or heat when electricity is passed through it: a heating coil3technical the part of a car engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs |