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.
See also: coil, up

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.
See also: coil, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vitalik-Russian, Ukrainian
PrimulaPRIM-yə-ləEnglish (Rare)
Ali (1)‘ah-LEE: (Arabic)Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
Osheen-Irish
DieuweDOO-əFrisian
Sandu-Romanian