"coiled" meaning in English

See coiled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔɪld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-coiled.wav Forms: more coiled [comparative], most coiled [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪld Head templates: {{en-adj}} coiled (comparative more coiled, superlative most coiled)
  1. In the form of coils; having coils. Translations (having coils): volvita (Esperanto), tortilis (Latin), koromeke (Maori), kōmekemeke (Maori), hringleginn (Old Norse), torchog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-coiled-en-adj-MYXmDLFq Disambiguation of 'having coils': 97 3
  2. Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
    Sense id: en-coiled-en-adj-7NgL--yv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 92 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 87 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 87 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 82 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 14 81 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 81 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: looped Derived forms: hypercoiled, noncoiled, undercoiled

Verb

IPA: /kɔɪld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-coiled.wav
Rhymes: -ɔɪld Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} coiled
  1. simple past and past participle of coil Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: coil
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having coils",
      "word": "volvita"
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