Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To unwind or untwist (something).

    Can you help me uncoil this rope?

    unwind or untwist

  2. (intransitive)To unwind or untwist oneself.

    The snake uncoiled and prepared to strike.

  3. (derogatory, euphemistic, rare, slang, transitive)To defecate.

Origin

From un- + coil.

From un- + coil.

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Forms

uncoils, uncoiling, uncoiled, uncoiled
Base formuncoil · to uncoil
3rd person singularuncoils
Present participleuncoiling
Past simpleuncoiled
Past participleuncoiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyuncoil
he, she, ituncoils

Past simpleLesson

all personsuncoiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave uncoiled
he, she, ithas uncoiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill uncoil

Antonyms

1 antonyms
coil

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uncleanunclearB1unclenchuncomfortableA2uncomfortablyB2uncommonB2
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