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coil up
coil (itself) up
[for something] to wrap or roll itself into a coil. The snake coiled itself up, trying to hide. It coiled up, ready to strike.
coil something up
to roll or twist something into a coil. Maria coiled the strip of stamps up and put them in the little dispenser. Please coil up the rope.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vitalik | | - | Russian, Ukrainian |
Primula | | PRIM-yə-lə | English (Rare) |
Ali (1) | | ‘ah-LEE: (Arabic) | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay |
Osheen | | - | Irish |
Dieuwe | | DOO-ə | Frisian |
Sandu | | - | Romanian |