uncoil
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʌnˈkɔɪəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
Verb
[edit]uncoil (third-person singular simple present uncoils, present participle uncoiling, simple past and past participle uncoiled)
- (transitive) To unwind or untwist (something).
- Can you help me uncoil this rope?
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 174:
- I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah.
- (intransitive) To unwind or untwist oneself.
- The snake uncoiled and prepared to strike.
Translations
[edit]unwind or untwist (something)
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unwind or untwist (oneself)
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