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# coiled

adjective (coiled); verb, past of coil (coil, coils, coiled, coiling)

«coiled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coiled means wound into rings or circles, one on top of another, like a spring or a rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#m1)
2. Coiled is the past form of «coil»: wound something into loops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#m2)
3. Coiled can describe a body or muscle held tight, ready to move suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature a snake lies coiled; in everyday life hoses, ropes and cables are coiled to keep them tidy. In science, coiled springs and coiled wire (in a bulb or electromagnet) are used. In stories a character «coiled like a spring» is ready to jump. Phrases: coiled up, coiled spring, coiled around.

### Examples

- The snake lay coiled on a warm rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x1)
- Dad coiled the garden hose after watering the plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x2)
- The rope was coiled neatly on the deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x3)
- A coiled wire makes the electromagnet stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x4)
- Her hair was coiled into a bun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x5)
- The cat was coiled, ready to pounce. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x6)
- The vine coiled around the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x7)
- Thereupon he rushed at the Prince, brandishing an immense serpent which was coiled about his wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/#x8)

### Note

Verb: coil, coils, coiled, coiling. Pronounced KOYLD, one syllable. A «coil» is one ring or a whole wound shape. Similar words: wound (WOWND), twisted, curled.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coiled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coiled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coiled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coiled.html) on Mova free.