coiled

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  • IPA(key): /kɔɪld/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪld

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coiled

  1. simple past and past participle of coil

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coiled (comparative more coiled, superlative most coiled)

  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.
    • 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian:
      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.

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