coil

1 :  to wind into rings or spirals coil a rope

2 :  to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil coiled herself up on the couch

1 :  to move in a circular or spiral course

2 :  to form or lie in a coil

1a (1) :  a series of loops (2) :  spiralb :  a single loop of such a coil

2a :  a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coilb :  induction coil

3 :  a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings

4 :  a roll of postage stamps; also :  a stamp from such a roll

1 :  a circle, a series of circles, or a spiral made by coiling

2 :  a long thin piece of material that is wound into circles

1 :  to wind into rings or a spiral coil a rope

2 :  to form or lie in a coil The cat coiled up before the fireplace.

:  intrauterine device