uncoil
1Uncoil — Un*coil , v. t. [1st pref. un + coil.] To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. Derham. [1913 Webster] …
2uncoil — index spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3uncoil — ► VERB ▪ straighten from a coiled or curled position …
4uncoil — [un koil′] vt., vi. [ UN + COIL1] to unwind or release from being coiled …
5uncoil — [[t]ʌ̱nkɔ͟ɪl[/t]] uncoils, uncoiling, uncoiled V ERG If something uncoils or if you uncoil it, it becomes straight after it has been wound or curled up. If someone who is curled up uncoils, they move so that their body becomes straight. [V n] He… …
6uncoil — UK [ʌnˈkɔɪl] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms uncoil : present tense I/you/we/they uncoil he/she/it uncoils present participle uncoiling past tense uncoiled past participle uncoiled if something uncoils, or if you uncoil it, it… …
7uncoil — un|coil [ʌnˈkɔıl] v [I and T] if you uncoil something, or if it uncoils, it stretches out straight after being wound around in a circle ▪ Slowly, the snake uncoiled …
8uncoil — un|coil [ ʌn kɔıl ] verb intransitive or transitive if something uncoils, or if you uncoil it, it becomes straight after being wrapped around something or curled: She sat down, uncoiling her scarf from around her neck …
9uncoil — verb (I, T) if you uncoil something, or if it uncoils, it stretches out straight, after being wound around in a circle: Slowly the snake uncoiled …
10uncoil — Date: 1713 transitive verb to release from a coiled state ; unwind intransitive verb to become uncoiled …
