Antonyms for coil

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : koil

Phonetic Transcription : kɔɪl

Definition of coil

Origin : "to wind," 1610s, from Middle French coillir "to gather, pick," from Latin colligere "to gather together" (see collect). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage. Related: Coiled; coiling.

noun thread that curls
verb curl around, entwine

Example sentences :

It is a blessing that a rattlesnake has to coil before it can spring.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

Into the cockpit, splashing, something dropped—a coil of rope.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Here he sat down on a coil of rope, and thought over the situation.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

“Here,” he said, leading the way into the room where the coil stood.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

There were only a Ruhmkorff coil and Crookes (vacuum) tube and the man himself.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

I'll explain what I have in mind while we dig up this coil of hose.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

No one was visible on deck, so Donald sat down on a coil of rope to wait.
Extract from : « The Monkey That Would Not Kill » by Henry Drummond

King Coilus, or Coil, seems to have reigned soon after Arthur's time.
Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll

I told him as briefly as possible while he continued to coil the rope.
Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher

But he noticed that the guide had a coil of rope, and that Urquhart carried a shovel.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Synonyms for coil

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