Collocations for "coil"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coil" in context.
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coil
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- a [copper, rope] coil
- a coil of [copper]
- (long) coils of hair
- [unfurl, unroll, unwind, extend] a coil of [copper]
- wind the [copper] into a coil
- Her hair was tied [in, into] a coil.
- tied her hair in a (tight) coil
- wound in [tight, long] coils
- [trapped, wrapped, ensnared, tangled] in its coils
- [constricted, suffocated] by snake coils
- the coils of a snake
- has a contraceptive coil
- was fitted with a coil
- had a coil fitted to [avoid pregnancy]
- women who use [the, a] coil
- [fix, check] the [engine, ignition] coils
- a mosquito repellent coil
- the snake coiled (itself) around [him, his leg, it]
- coil (up) the [rope, hose, wire]
- coil the [rope] around
- smoke coiled (up) into the [air, sky, night]
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