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coil

n. tubing that is wound in a spiral

coil

n. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

coil

n. reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

coil

n. a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

handbuild, hand-build, coil

v. make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

coil, loop, curl

v. wind around something in coils or loops

gyrate, spiral, coil

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

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noose, running noose, slip noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

n. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

circle, round

n. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"

spiral

n. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

spiral, volute

n. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace

v. spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

flex, bend

v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

curl, wave

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

wind, wind up

v. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

whirl, tumble, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

whirl, birl, spin, twirl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

rock, sway

v. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

nod

v. sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride

v. get up on the back of; "mount a horse"

twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine

v. make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

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uncoil

v. unwind or untwist

unwind, disentangle

v. separate the tangles of

unwind, wind off, unroll

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

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