Coiled
/kɔɪld/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of coil form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 In the form of coils; having coils.
"a coiled serpent"
- 2 Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
"Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway."
Adjective
- 1 curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) wordnet
Example
More examples"Through the haze I had a vague vision of Holmes in his dressing-gown coiled up in an armchair with his black clay pipe between his lips."