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Coiled

//kɔɪld// adj, verb

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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
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of coil form-of, participle, past

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