- coil⇄coil (1), verb, noun.
- coil⇄coil (2), noun.
(Archaic.) commotion; bustle; turmoil. - coil⇄expr. mortal coil, the bustle or turmoil of human life.
Ex. When we have shuffled off this mortal coil (Shakespeare). - coil⇄noun 1. anything that is coiled.
Ex. a coil of rope.
(SYN) convolution.
2. one wind or turn of a coil.
(SYN) twist.
3. a series of connected pipes arranged in a coil or row.
Ex. the coils of a radiator.
4a. - coil⇄v.i. 1. to wind oneself around; place or grow around something.
Ex. The snake coiled around a branch.
2. to move in a winding course.
Ex. The road coiled through the twisting valley. - coil⇄v.t. to wind around and around into a pile, a tube, or a curl.
Ex. A snake can coil itself up. The wire spring was evenly coiled.
(SYN) twist, convolute.