Coiled

//kɔɪld// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of coil form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    In the form of coils; having coils.

    "a coiled serpent"

  2. 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. 1
    curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) wordnet

Synonyms

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convoluteinvoluteloopedloopedrolledspiral

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"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."

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