Definition of coil

• v. t. - To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.
• v. t. - To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils.
• v. i. - To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.
• n. - A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.
• n. - Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
• n. - A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus.
• n. - A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.